The Economic Times

A tiny 1,700-year-old piece of The Odyssey was hiding in a library book at Utrecht University researchers reveal its surprising story

A Greek literature professor researching ancient manuscripts at Utrecht University discovered a tiny parchment fragment containing part of Homer's The Odyssey. Believed to date to around 300 A.D., the 2.6-by-3-inch fragment describes the dramatic episode involving Odysseus, Helios and the sun god's sacred cattle. Researchers believe it may have belonged to a small edition of the ancient epic produced in Egypt.