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The Odyssey’s mythological network

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  • Pedro Jeferson Miranda
  • Murilo Silva Baptista
  • Sandro Ely de Souza Pinto

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In this work, we study the mythological network of Odyssey of Homer. We use ordinary statistical quantifiers in order to classify the network as real or fictional. We also introduce an analysis of communities which allows us to see how network properties shall emerge. We found that Odyssey can be classified both as real and fictional network. This statement is supported as far as mythological characters are removed, which results in a network with real properties. The community analysis indicated to us that there is a power-law relationship based on the max degree of each community. These results allow us to conclude that Odyssey might be an amalgam of myth and of historical facts, with communities playing a central role.

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  • Pedro Jeferson Miranda & Murilo Silva Baptista & Sandro Ely de Souza Pinto, 2018. "The Odyssey’s mythological network," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(7), pages 1-22, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0200703
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0200703
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