title: Injuries to the head and neck in Homer's Odyssey.
abstract: The Odyssey and the Iliad are the most prominent works of ancient Greek epic poetry, and we have retrieved injuries to the head and neck mentioned in the Odyssey. We studied the texts both in ancient Greek and the translations in modern Greek and English and searched for references to trauma to the head and neck. We recorded the injuries, the attacker and defender, the weapons used, the site, and the result. There were 11 injuries of the head and neck, nine of which were fatal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Northampton General Hospital. Electronic address: pan_stath@yahoo.gr.
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stathopoulos
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oxford Deanery.
authors.forename: Ghaly Adly
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Ghaly
authors.affiliation: BSc Cultural Technology and Communication, MA Film and TV: Theory, Culture and Industry.
authors.forename: Afroditi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Azari
mesh_terms: D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma; D018645:Greek World; D006801:Humans; D008513:Medicine in Literature; D019838:Neck Injuries; D014857:Warfare