homer
There is no question that the writer of the Iliad and the Odyssey was one of the greatest poets in the history of Western Europe, but aside from this, very little can be said about him. Ancient Greek tradition, as well as a study of language and the style of the poems indicates that he probably lived and wrote sometime in the eighth or ninth centuries B.C., but no more definite date can be determined. In ancient times, seven different cities claimed the honor of having been his birthplace. None of these assertions can be validated, but more than likely, he came from the island of Chios, on the western coast of Asia Minor, for in historical times, a family of the same name lived there and claimed him as an ancestor and devoted themselves to the recitation of his works. Whether or not he actually came form Chios, however, it is highly probable that he was a native and a resident of some section of Asia Minor, for the dialect in which he composed his works is that of the Asian (Ionian) Greeks. *Skill* Homer is the oldest name inn European literary history. The facts about Homer's life have been argued over for many years. Some scholars have even questioned whether or not he really lived. They have said that
the poems called Homer's were really just a collection of poems by many people, lumped together under Homer's name. But it is now generally agreed that he was a real person who wrote the poems called his. *World Book* It is known that Homer's poems were recited in the Greek state of Sparta in the 500's B.C., and that from that time on their fame grew. Powerful rulers took time out of their warmaking to see that his works were properly edited and arranged. Each Greek city had its own treasure copy of the poems. Later, Roman poets copied Homer's style, and such works as Virgil's Aeneid show Homer's influence. World Book Encyclopedia. "Homer." Field Enterprises Skill, Elaine Strong. Cliffs Notes on Homer's The Iliad. Cliffs Notes, Inc. Lincoln, Nebraska: 1986.
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