DNA study confirms near-mythological origin of the Greek people

Modern science confirms one of the oldest myths about the Ancient Greeks. A fresco of a Mycenaean woman. Image credits: Yann Forget/Wikimedia Commons. Since the days of Homer, the ancient Greeks have praised their "Mycenaean ancestors" - in myths and legends, the likes Agamemnon and Odysseus live on to this day. While these legendary figures are…