Tourists stand next to a statue of Odysseus, sculpted by Korina Cassianou, in the town of Vathy on the island of Ithaca, in the Ionian Sea, on August 3, 2026. Ithaca, the home to the hero Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey, is far from Greece's main tourist hubs it has never been a regular stop for travellers. The release of the blockbuster film The Odyssey has the island's businesses and officials expecting a rise touristic activity. (Photo by Angelos TZORTZINIS / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION