In 1865, English archaeologist Frank Calvert excavated trial trenches in a field he had bought

from a local farmer at Hisarlik, and in 1868, Heinrich Schliemann, a wealthy German
businessman and archaeologist, also began excavating in the area after a chance meeting with
Calvert in Çanakkale.[3][4] These excavations revealed several cities built in succession.
Schliemann was at first skeptical about the identification of Hisarlik with Troy, but was
persuaded by Calvert[5] and took over Calvert's excavations on the eastern half of the Hisarlik
site, which was on Calvert's property. Troy VII has been identified with the city called Wilusa by
the Hittites (the probable origin of the Greek Ἴλιον) and is generally (but not conclusively)
identified with Homeric Troy.

The Land of Cicones, Odysseus went there for food and water. He ended up
raiding the town taking all the food, water, and gold. The gods were watching it
and they were disappointed in them. That's one of the reasons why Odysseus lost
so many of his men.

The lotus fruit is about the size of the lentisk berry and in sweetness resembles
the date. The lotus-eaters even succeed in obtaining from it a sort of wine.
Polybius identifies the land of the lotus-eaters as the island of Djerba (ancient
Meninx), off the coast of Tunisia.

After 10 years of fighting against Troy, Odysseus, one of the victorious Greek
leaders known for his cleverness, sailed for home with his men and ships. After
many adventures, they came to an island. Unbeknownst to them, the island was
inhabited by the Cyclops people, a race of giants with only one eye in the middle
of their forehead. The Cyclops creatures were lawless, without culture, and ate
humans when available.
Odysseus and his men keep sailing and they find an island floating above the sea
with a steep cliff of bronze with a palace on top of it. They have come upon the
island of Aeolia, home of Aeolus, god of wind. Aeolus lives there with his six sons
and six daughters. Aeolus treated Odysseus with much kindness and encouraged
him to tell him stories of Troy and his travels homeward. Odysseus had so many
stories, and Aeolus and his children enjoyed them so much, that Odysseus
remained on that island for a month! After a month, Odysseus decided it was
time to continue his journey, and Aeolus thanked him, and gifted him with a bag
tied with a silver cord. In the bag, he had bound up all the winds but the kind and
gentle west wind, in order to help Odysseus in his travels. Odysseus sets back and
sails for nine days. The wind being so favorable, they can see Ithaca. Odysseus'
men are so curious about what is in the bag though, that they open it up and all
the harsher winds are let loose and it carries them to unknown seas.
They live in the mythological city of Telepylos, which is described in The Odyssey
as 'the rocky stronghold of Lamos.' The land of the Laestrygonians is full of
cannibals, but, upon their arrival, Odysseus and his men don't know this. Their 12
ships float into a harbor surrounded by tall, steep cliffs.

After the year was over, Circe gave the route back to Ithaca, by telling Odysseus
to go to Hades, where he is to meet the prophet Tiresias, who will tell of the end
journey.
Odysseus and his men sail off in the land of Cimmerians. There he performs a
sacrifice of a goat. He goes in the underworld and sees many ghosts. The first
ghost he sees in Elpenor who begs him to go back to Circe’s island t bury him
,then Odysseus speaks with the Prophet Tiresias, who tells him that Poseidon
punished him for blinding Polyphemus his son. He also tells him that he will get
home one day but he will suffer on his way. He also gives Odysseus crucial
advises. Then when he is done he speaks with the ghost of his mother and some
other famous people that he meet before. Most of them want to come back to
life. Odysseus is frightened and goes back to his ship. They sail back to Circle’s
island.