Hollywood's Odyssey Fever Turns Focus to Turkey: Did Homer Write in a Cave Near Izmir?

TL;DR AI-generated The film adaptation of "The Odyssey" is fueling debate about Homer's origin, with archaeologist Prof. Aylin Ümit Erdem pointing to linguistic and urban clues suggesting ancient Smyrna (modern Izmir). However, direct archaeological evidence for Homer's life or work in this 8th-century BC region is still lacking.