Turmeric has been used for thousands of years as a medicinal preparation and a preservative and coloring agent in foods. Curcumin was isolated as the major yellow pigment in turmeric; chemically diferulomethane, and has a polyphenolic molecular structure similar to other plant pigments (eg.
The Odyssey by Homer Written 800 B.C.E. Context. NEARLY THREE THOUSAND YEARS after they were composed, the Iliad and theOdyssey remain two of the most celebrated and widely read stories ever told, yet next to nothing is known about their author.
With the help of Hermes and Zeus, and his son Telemachus, Odysseus is finally home, in his rightful place at the palace, Hero of Ithaca. Unlike Iliad, Odyssey is written in more of a conversational story-telling style.endered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original. Partly a sequel to Iliad, Odyssey is the epic mythological journey of Odysseus (his Roman name is Ulysses). Odysseus the Cunning is the son of Laertes and Anticlea.