From Razib's interview with Leonidas Romanos-Davranoglou about Maniots, Greeks, Albanians and their deep ancestry this fascinating bit rolled past, that several Indo-European descendant cultures have the motif of the hero returning and being recognised only when he draws his bow. The story of Odysseus we know, but they also mentioned also Arjuna in the Mahabharata in India. Heck it's only 3000 miles as the crow flies. I wish they had mentioned the others specifically. There was no known contact until later, strongly suggesting that both cultures drew the story from the steppe.
I'll have more on this interview just because it is interesting
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