Palamedes To begin with, we present a very significant observation that explains much regarding the Trojan War epic, as well as Palamedes: - Homer was none other than Odysseus himself... This truth explains precisely the unified and exceptionally detailed descriptions found within the Homeric epics, which would be inexplicable if they were the experiences of anyone other than Homer. He is the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, and only as Odysseus could he have lived through and known all these situations, events, personalities, objects, and details so clearly and from such close proximity. - The second—and perhaps most important—point is that Odysseus—or rather, Homer—makes no mention of Palamedes anywhere in his epics (for exactly the reasons vividly set forth in the text that follows). In contrast, the historical truth of Palamedes' presence in the Trojan War is absolutely verified and confirmed by Plato—who preserved the life, teachings, apology, and martyrdom of Socrates...