Man existed until the days of Homer, perhaps without realizing that behind the appearance of man lies something deeper and more powerful than the sun itself that extinguishes the darkness. That in his veins flows the substance of all-powerful gods who can grant him the power of either destruction or creation. Man can become a beast or a healer, a dogmatic who sees inside a black hole, or a free photon who, with the power of imagination, pushes the world forward. This is exactly what Homer did, even if they don't teach it in schools, he took the ephemeral man and made him eternal. Odysseus entangled matter and spirit in History, his inherent weakness and his harsh strength, his imperfections and his determination, and showed the way to the perfect man. As perfect as a man can be. Ithaca is not just a journey, it is the constant effort of consciousness to remain human and not to mutate into a monster.

This book contains articles by Kostas Thermogiannis that have been published in print and electronic media from the end of 2016 until the end of 2019.