Homer
Posted by Tel on June 18, 2009
Homer (lived in the 8th or 9th century BC)
Greek Poet
Famous for Iliad and Odyssey, Homer is the most mysterious and extraordinary of all the poets of ancient Greece. Nothing at all is known for certain about his life, and many scholars have argued that he never even existed.
Homer Profile
Homer may have lived c. 8th or 9th century BC. As no definite facts are known about him, by tradition he was blind, and that he wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey, c. 9th – 8th century BC. Seven towns claim to be his birthplace.
Admired by Aristotle for his writing, his two epic poems, Iliad and Odyssey, are regarded the finest ever written, with realistic and descriptive style.
Read more… Homer and his Two Epic Poems
