Odysseus' returned home April 16, 1178 B.C.

[Swede]

In the epic "Odyssey," one of the cornerstones of Western literature, the legendary Greek hero Odysseus returns to his queen Penelope after enduring 10 years of sailing the wine dark sea.

Now scientists have pinned down his return to April 16, 1178 B.C., close to noon local time, according to astronomical references in the epic poem that seem to pinpoint the total eclipse of the sun on the day that Odysseus supposedly returned on.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25337041/

[Tuesday Afternoon]

1. epic sagas should always end thus

cool.

[RainDog]

2. That's my birthday!! Same year and everything!

except I was born in the a.m.

Now I have someone else to give the nod to other than Charlie Chaplin, Anatole France, Ellen Barkin and Kareem Abdul Jabar.