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The
Eolian Islands, so called Lipari.
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We would like
to show here that Homer's text is much more precise than we commonly think
and more informative of the local weather conditions encountered by navigators
up to now. The Odysseus' Navigations Association prepared an expedition
in order to experience these weather conditions in a zone not chosen at
random, since it concerned the Aeolian Islands, also called Lipari Islands,
and to gather local fishermen's empirical knowledge.This fishermen's knowledge
is doomed to disappear, since they now rather listen to official weather
reports and scientific forecast than predict the weather by interpreting
signs in the sky. The research programme has three objects : to interpret
Homer's text with reference to sailing practice ; to gather the empirical
knowledge of these islands fishermen by recording their comments on the
weather and filming the corresponding sky ; to confront their methods of
deciphering signs in the sky and forecasting the weather with official weather
reports and broadcast. 
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