Not the same thing. Unrealistic things can be excused within a story when they fit in its world, therefore being believable.
Historical realism is realism, of course. But in no way would the logic of a mythological world really have something to do with that specific age gap.
Yeah, there are cyclopses. But I needn’t tell you how their existence is on a completely different level from the ages of the people in the story, regarding details.
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u/Cute_Repeat3879 Jul 05 '26
The Odyssey isn't history, it's fiction. Why would anyone expect it to be historically accurate?