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2,300-Year-Old Fragment of Homer’s “Odyssey” Now on View at The Met

By Big New York · 08/07/2026 · Updated 08/07/2026

The papyrus fragment contains three lines from Book 20 of the epic that don’t appear in the modern text. The subway trek to the Upper East Side is slightly easier than Odysseus's journey across the Mediterranean, provided the 6 train is running. For those who prevail, their reward will be plentiful: A 2,300-year-old papyrus fragment.

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The papyrus fragment contains three lines from Book 20 of the epic that don’t appear in the modern text. The subway trek to the Upper East Side is slightly easier than Odysseus's journey across the Mediterranean, provided the 6 train is running. For those who prevail, their reward will be plentiful: A 2,300-year-old papyrus fragment.

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