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(c 9th-8th BC) Greek writer




Information About Homer

Although little is known about the life of Homer, he is credited as the Greek author of two of the greatest epics of all time: "Iliad" and "Odyssey." According to legend, Homer was a blind storyteller, who drew from cultural myths and legends to create his epics.

The place of his birth is doubtful, probably a Greek colony on the coast of Asia Minor, and his date, once put as far back as 1200 BC, from the style of the poems attributed to him is now thought to be much later. Arguments have long raged over whether his works are in fact by the same hand, or have their origins in the lays of Homer and his followers (Homeridae), and there seems little doubt that the works were originally based on current ballads which were much modified and extended. Of the true Homer, nothing is positively known. The so-called Homeric hymns are certainly of a later age.




Famous Quotes by Homer

1) "I detest that man who hides one thing in the depths of his heart,
and speaks for another."

2) "A multitude of rulers is not a good thing.
Let there be one ruler, one king."

3) "Even when someone battles hard, there is an equal portion for one who lingers behind,
and in the same honor are held both the coward and the brave man;
the idle man and he who has done much meet death alike."

4) "I too shall lie in the dust when I am dead,
but now let me win noble renown."

5) "It is not unseemly for a man to die fighting in defense of his country."

6) "Of men who have a sense of honor,
more come through alive than are slain,
but from those who flee comes neither glory nor any help."




My Homer Pages:

Homer's Existence

Homer's Literature

Homer's Society





Resources

Twirling Ball1) A Site Devoted to Every Aspect of Homer

Twirling Ball2) A Site About Greek Poetry and Song

Twirling Ball3) A Site About Homer's Literature

Twirling Ball4) Major Resource Page



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