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Homer - Wikipedia In the early fourth century BC Alcidamas composed a fictional account of a poetry contest at Chalcis with both Homer and Hesiod Homer was expected to win and answered all of Hesiod's questions and puzzles with ease Then, each of the poets was invited to recite the best passage from their work
Homer | Biography, Poems, Facts | Britannica Homer is the presumed author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two hugely influential epic poems of ancient Greece If Homer did in fact compose the works, he is one of the greatest literary artists in the world, and, through these poems, he affected Western standards and ideas
Homer: Biography, Greek Poet, The Iliad, The Odyssey The Greek poet Homer is credited with being the first to write down the epic stories of 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey,' and the impact of his tales continues to reverberate through Western culture
Homer – Ancient Greek Poet – Works, Poems Facts Homer is traditionally held to be the author of the ancient Greek epic poems “The Iliad ” and “The Odyssey” , widely thought to be the first extant works of Western literature
Who was Homer, and why is he considered one of the greatest poets in . . . Homer, the legendary ancient Greek poet of the Iliad and the Odyssey, remains an enigmatic figure Though his epics profoundly influenced Western literature, little is definitively known about his life, leaving his true biography shrouded in mystery
Homer - Greek Poet, Age and Married Life, Children and Legacy Homer was an ancient Greek poet, traditionally believed to have lived between the 12th and 8th centuries BC, likely on the coast of Asia Minor Best known as the author of the epic poems "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey", he remains a pivotal figure in Western literature
Homer | The Poetry Foundation Not much is known about Homer, or if he even existed, but he is culturally conjured as a blind Greek oral poet who lived in either 9th or 8th century BCE and is considered to be the author of the epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey
Homer - New World Encyclopedia Homer is tentatively located in the Greek archaic period, c 750 B C E The poems portray events surrounding the shadowy Trojan War, likely a fusion of various military exploits by Mycenaean Greeks of the Bronze Age, predating Homer by some four centuries
Homer - Greek History and Mythology - Ancinet-Mythology. com Homer was an early Greek poet who lived around the Eigth Century BCE, or perhaps earlier He is known for two poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey, which tell the stories of ancient Greek heroes that shaped much of that mythology