Homer: The Most Famous Greek Poet

Homer’s The Odyssey, is an epic poem of mythology which includes twenty-four books. The ancient writings focused its topics of discussions on the Trojan War, a hero named Odysseus, and the challenges he faced

Homer, the son of Telemachus and Epikaste, was a Greek poet and court singer born sometime between the 12th and 8th century B.C. There is no certainty of his birth place, but it is believed that he was born somewhere on the Asia Minor coast. The language he uses in his poetry suggests that he may have been native to what is known today as Turkey. His is believed to be the originator of Europe’s first known literature, yet very little is actually known about him and what little information we do have was derived from scrupulously studying his works (softschools.com). Some would debate that he never really existed and that his works were just stories passed down orally through folk tales from generation to generation, but it is apparent that his poetry ended up setting the common values that preserved the Greek’s own ideas about themselves, provided the foundation for the model of heroism, and seemed to portray the Greek gods as always being less clever than their mortal contemporaries (pbs.org).

“The Odyssey” depicted Odysseus’ journey back from the Trojan War, which was the story portrayed in The Illiad, to his homeland. It is believed that Homer is not the only author of the epic poems. "The story was memorized and recited by poets and minstrels during a period of several centuries when Greece had no written language." (Russell 151) Around 800 B.C. Homer put the story down in writing. According to Russell the stories are "... about the passions and follies of human beings and for this reason it seems in many ways to be as modern as the current dramas we see on television.”

In the book, and also you said that people are not 100% sure that Homer himself existed, and if the Trojan war really happened. Even tough in nineteenth Heinrich Schliemann proved that Troy existed, but he said Trojan War might have happened, and also didn’t prove that Homer was a real person. Since Homer wrote it after a long time when the Trojan War happened, does that mean that he collected all the legends and myths about Iliad and Odyssey, or he just made the whole story himself? In book it said that Aphrodite has promised a most beautiful woman for Paris, but why she promised him? And why she sides with him.

Greek poetry before Homer was all composed orally; therefore it is assumed that Homer’s works are the first written works of art (Joachim Latacz, page 15). Scholars who have spent extensive time researching the origin of Homer’s work cannot verify a specific time the Iliad and the Odyssey were written (Latacz, 24). Many who have tried, usually run into a dead end, but it seems most have came to the conclusion that the poems were produced in the late eighteenth century (Latacz , 59).

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Two epic poems: one telling a grandiose tale of battle and the other describing a hellish journey home for one of the soldiers. This is what is in store for readers when they enter the rich world of Homer’s legendary poems: The Iliad and The Odyssey. These poems, highly regarded by almost all who have read it, are considered some of the most influential pieces of literature ever written, and for good reason. The Iliad and The Odyssey have been some of my personal favorite reads, just behind Animal Farm and 1984, due to its captivating style of prose, which made even the smallest of events interesting in some way. There were no dull moments, and I could confidently say that the entire experience was one that left me completely satisfied. These poems have forever changed the world of literature, and it is not hard to see why.

In each story, the themes and symbols in them can bring a diverse look on the way the story is interpreted and told. The Odyssey was written by the poet Homer dating all the back to the 8th century. In the Greek epic poem, Homer tells the story of the main character Odysseus’ journey home from the Trojan War. Many themes relating to the human condition are prevalent in the various adventures faced by Odysseus, his men, and his family over the ten year journey. Homer uses symbolism as well to portray these themes of wits trumping strength, man’s weakness to temptation, man’s desire to seek revenge, and loyalty among characters.

Homer's Odyssey is one example of the influential "great books" to western society. His epic has not only been influential to writing in the modern world, but it has also influenced authors and writers from almost every era and cultural movement through universal themes and creative writing. The Odyssey belongs in the western canon because of the influence it has brought towards the development of literature and writing. Before discussing how The Odyssey

The Odyssey is one of two books that recounts the journey of a Greek epic hero Odysseus and what he encounters throw out the journey that leads his journey back home to Ithaca his native land to take 20 years.The Odyssey is written by Homer. Homer is ascribed by the ancient Greeks he is a legendary author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems which are the central works of ancient Greek literature. Odysseus was a legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem the Odyssey he is the narrator of all the books from the Odyssey and main character.Odysseus is the son of Laértes he comes from the land of Ithaca and rules this land he rules with his wife Penelope and his newborn son.He is well known for his intelligence helping the Greeks win the Trojan war. After the war ends he is to endure hard journey back home.Odysseus ultimate goal is to go back home to Ithaca where his wife Penelope and newborn son are but when he crosses path with Polyphemus he angers him and he curses his voyage back home making Odysseus journey 10 years longer before he reaches Ithaca in total being absent for 20 years.

Homer wrote one of the first adventure stories known as The Odyssey. The story is written in the form of an epic poem and has over 12,000 lines. It was written around 2,000 years ago, but there is only speculation on when the actual story takes place. These are well known facts, but most readers do not notice how the work exemplifies epic heroes, the use of language, or the use of foreshadowing.

The Odyssey was one of the greatest books of all time. The Odyssey is the second part of an epic poem, the first part of the poem being The Iliad, written by Homer near the end of the 8th Century BCE. The Odyssey took place after the Trojan War, as the protagonist Odysseus returns home from the war with his men, he and his men landed on the island of the Lotus Eaters, where his men ate the fruit and did not want to leave. They left and sailed to the land of the Cyclops, where they discovered the cave of Polyphemus, a Cyclops. The Cyclops came home to Odysseus and his men eating his food, so he ate a few men, drank some liquor and fell asleep, as he was asleep, Odysseus and his men to pierced the Cyclops’ eye with a wooden rod and escaped. As they were leaving, the Cyclops put a curse on Odysseus and his men making it difficult to return home.

Homer was a greek poet that was born sometime between the 12th and 18th century. There has been much speculation of when Homer was born, scholars would guess that his birth was somewhere around 1200 BC to 750 BC. One of homers works The lliad, have made scholars widely believe he was born around the Trojan war event. Homer was also believed to live before The olympic games, where the Greeks actually started their calendar, meaning that Homer was born before there was an actual calendar. This makes it even harder for scholars to pinpoint his birth date. Like his birth date, where Homer was born was also a mystery. It is believed that Homer was born in places like Ionia, Smyrna, Asia Minor or the island of Chois. Homer is best known for his two epic poems: The lliad and The Odyssey. The lliad

      The Iliad is a story of rages of Achilles and the War of Troy. Thanks to the techniques of the author, Homer, The Iliad is very colorful, romantic, and it makes the readers imagine the ancient Greeks and their times of war. Homer is believed to be the author of epics other than the Iliad, although their authorship remains uncertain. Historian believes that Homer probably lived in the eighth century, B.C.1 (Discovering World History). However, there are very few things that we know about him. Some historians think Homer's birthplace may have been on an island on the eastern edge of the Aegean Sea, or perhaps in a city on the nearby coast, but they don't have evidence to

The ancient Greeks and Romans contributed to western civilization in many different forms of literature and architecture. Both of these cultures produced a variety of literary works which are still studied today. One of the biggest contributions to literature was from the author known as Homer. Homer was known for two of ancient Greece’s most epic poems, The lliad and The Odyssey. Both of these poems have had a profound impact on western literature and continue to influence teachers and authors today. “The lliad and The Odyssey have provided not only seeds but fertilizer for almost all the other arts and sciences in