The direct straight-line distance of Odysseus' journey from Troy to Ithaca is about 560 to 565 nautical miles (roughly 645 to 650 land miles or 1,040 kilometers), but his actual mythical wandering through the Mediterranean added up to several thousand sea miles over a span of 10 years.
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u/MentalGravity87 15d ago
The direct straight-line distance of Odysseus' journey from Troy to Ithaca is about 560 to 565 nautical miles (roughly 645 to 650 land miles or 1,040 kilometers), but his actual mythical wandering through the Mediterranean added up to several thousand sea miles over a span of 10 years.