10. Pityos

Ancient and Byzantine scholars mention that Homer stopped here, at Pityos, and met a shepherd, Glaukos, who gave him shelter and then led him to Volissos, where his master lived. However, according to tradition, the poet was born in this mountainous village and died at Volissos. All around the village one can find regions named ‘Omirika’, ‘Omerika’ and ‘The teacher’s olives’. The locals narrate that in antiquity, a teacher gave to all of the village residents an area with olive trees. The trees did not belong to one person in particular, but rather to the entire community and their olives were divided among all families of Pityos. The teacher left the village for Volissos, where he taught the children of a rich man. According to tradition, that generous teacher was Homer.