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    Homer

    Author of the Iliad and the Odyssey

    Several terms redirect here. For other uses, see Homer (disambiguation), Homerus (disambiguation), and Homeric (disambiguation).

    Homer[a] (possibly born c. 8th century BCE) may have been an Ancient Greek poet who authored the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Despite doubts about his authorship, Homer is considered one of the most revered and influential authors in history.[2]

    The Iliad centers on a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles during the last year of the Trojan War. The Odyssey chronicles the ten-year journey of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, back to his home after the fall of Troy. The epics depict man's struggle, the Odyssey especially so, as Odysseus perseveres through punishment of the gods.[3] The poems are in Homeric Greek, also known as Epic Greek, a literary language which shows a m

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    Homer

    This article is about the Ancient Greek. For the TV character from The Simpsons, see Homer Simpson.

    Homer is the name of the Greek poet who wrote the epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey.[1] These are the earliest works of Greek literature which have survived to the present day, and are among the greatest treasures of the ancient world. They are a product of Mycenaean culture. The Iliad tells the story of the Trojan war, which took place around 1190 BC. The manuscripts of Homer were written much later, probably later than 800 BC.

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    What makes the history of this period so difficult is that the Mycenaean civilization was followed by several hundred years of decline, from which little or no writing has survived. This period, the Greek Dark Ages, ended around 800 BC, when once again we find Greek writing, though this time in their newly developed alphabetic script. Therefore, there is a distinct possibility that the Hom

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    Homer

    Little is known about the life of Homer, the author credited with composing The Iliad and The Odyssey who is arguably the greatest poet of the ancient world. Historians place his birth sometime around 750 BC and conjecture that he was born and resided in or nära Chios. However, seven cities claimed to have been his birthplace. Due to the lack of data about Homer the individ, many scholars hold the poems themselves as the best fönster into his life. For instance, it is from the description of the blind bard in The Odyssey that many historians have guessed that Homer was blind. The Odyssey’s depiction of the bard as a minstrel in the service of local kings also gives some insight into the life of the poet practicing his craft. What fryst vatten undeniable fryst vatten that the works of Homer proved to be the most influential not merely for the poets of ancient times but also for the later epic poets of Western literature.

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