Homer
Homer (; , ; born ) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey'', two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer is considered one of the most revered and influential authors in history.Homer's ''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 poems are in Homeric Greek, also known as Epic Greek, a literary language which shows a mixture of features of the Ionic and Aeolic dialects from different centuries; the predominant influence is Eastern Ionic. Most researchers believe that the poems were originally transmitted orally. Despite being predominantly known for its tragic and serious themes, the Homeric poems also contain instances of comedy and laughter.
Homer's epic poems shaped aspects of ancient Greek culture and education, fostering ideals of heroism, glory, and honor. To Plato, Homer was simply the one who "has taught Greece" (, ). In Dante Alighieri's ''Divine Comedy'', Virgil refers to Homer as "Poet sovereign", king of all poets; in the preface to his translation of the ''Iliad'', Alexander Pope acknowledges that Homer has always been considered the "greatest of poets". From antiquity to the present day, Homeric epics have inspired many famous works of literature, music, art, and film.
The question of by whom, when, where and under what circumstances the ''Iliad'' and ''Odyssey'' were composed continues to be debated. Scholars remain divided as to whether the two works are the product of a single author. It is thought that the poems were composed at some point around the late eighth or early seventh century BC. Many accounts of Homer's life circulated in classical antiquity; the most widespread account was that he was a blind bard from Ionia, a region of central coastal Anatolia in present-day Turkey. Modern scholars consider these accounts legendary. Provided by Wikipedia
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The Iliads of Homer : prince of poets / by Homer
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Homer's Iliad : first three books and selections / by Homer
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The Iliad of Homer : in English hexameter verse / by Homer
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The first six books of Homer's Iliad; by Homer
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The Odyssey / by Homer
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Homer's Odyssey, books V-VIII : ed. on the basis of the Ameis-Hentze edition / by Homer
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First nine books of the Iliad of Homer / by Homer
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Odiss︠i︡a. : Pereklav iz starohre︠t︡sʹkoï i sklav prymitky ta slovnyk Borys Ten i vstup. statt︠i︡a K.S. Zabaryla. by Homer
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The Odyssey / by Homer
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The Iliad of Homer The Odyssey of Homer. by Homer
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Homeri Odyssea / by Homer
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Hymni Homerici : accedentibus Epigrammatis et Batrachomyomachia / by Homer
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The odyssey / by Homer
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The Homeric hymns : a new prose translation and essays, literary and mythological / by Homer
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Homer in a nutshell, or, His War between the frogs and the mice in three cantos / by Homer
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