Is Odysseus’s journey a historical error? Was Odysseus actually Greek? No, he was a Frisian, and his name was Oddo. His journey was called "Oddos See" at the time, later erroneously referred to as "Odyssey." The many adventures are well known, but the fact that Oddo’s journey lasted ten years wasn’t solely due to Poseidon blocking his path. Hermes isn’t entirely innocent of the detours the journey took. And we don’t even need to mention Zeus. To keep their spirits up and not let the unpredictable gods spoil their mood, Oddo’s crew casually invented the famous shanty!