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Salina & the Aeolian Islands, 2006

So, Odysseus is on his way home to Ithaca to catch up with his wife who he hasn’t seen in ages, because he’s been beating up Trojans. His fleet comes to rest upon an island just north of Sicily. Aeolus, the King of the Island, is a friendly chap. He lives with his six sons who, conveniently, […]