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What Is Nostos? The Greek Word for Going Home That Explains Why the Odyssey Outlived the Iliad

by: Sorta Sophisticated with Pete and AmandaPublished on: 18/09/2026

What is nostos? The Greek word for homecoming that Homer built the Odyssey on, where nostalgia comes from, and why Achilles said he chose wrong.

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What Is Nostos? The Greek Word for Going Home That Explains Why the Odyssey Outlived the Iliad