ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Odysseus Unbound

Okay kiddo, have you heard of Odysseus? He was a very brave and smart man who went on a long journey in a story called "The Odyssey". Now, some grown-ups wanted to find out if the story was true, and if Odysseus really went to all the places in the story.

So, they looked at some clues like old maps and writings, and they found something interesting. They figured out that the places in the story might actually be real places in the real world! Isn't that cool?

But there was a problem, Odysseus was supposed to sail around the Mediterranean Sea, but some grown-ups said that it was impossible for him to do that because of a big rock in the way called the "Strophades".

However, some other grown-ups said that the rock might not be as big as people thought, and Odysseus could have actually sailed around it. They called this idea "Odysseus Unbound".

So, to find out who was right, the grown-ups looked at some more clues and did some experiments in the real world - like making a boat and trying to sail around the rock. And guess what? They found out that it was actually possible for Odysseus to sail around the rock and go on his journey just like in the story!

So now we know that Odysseus might have actually done all the things in the story, and it's not just a made-up tale. That's what "Odysseus Unbound" is all about.