Homer is the name ascribed by the ancient Greeks to the legendary author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are the central works of ancient Greek literature. The Iliad is set during the Trojan War, while the Odyssey tells the story of Odysseus's ten-year journey home.
Epic verse, oral tradition, heroic similes, and divine interventions
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