Odysseus Sailed to the Bahamas and Back, Author-Sailor Suggests

And Maybe Florida Was 'Hell' for the Bronze-Age Veteran of the Trojan War

Another waterfront property owner shows his distain for sailors trying to enjoy the cruising lifestyle. Actually, the Cyclops doesn’t play a role in the reimagined Odyssey. This work, Odysseus and Polyphemus, is an 1896 oil painting by the Swiss artist Arnold Böcklin, now display at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Henk van Oosten is a Dutch sailor and p…