Who was Homer? | Daily Bellringer

Who was Homer?: Homer was a Greek poet of antiquity. Known for his famous epic poems the Illiad and the Odyssey. Homer and his writings would heavily influence literature and Greek culture. Questions below:

1. How do historians get their best guesses of when Homer was born?
2. TRUE OR FALSE: Many historians believe Homer was blind.
3. What does the Illiad tell the story of?
4. Many believe the Illiad and the Odyssey were written how many years apart?
5. Why do you believe Homer became such an important influence on Greek culture?

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[marcostorres]

Very informative thank you for sharing! :))

[cheikhredaabdelmalek]

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[NikolaDundjerovic]

thank you very muh i am making presentation abt homer and im supposed to make 90 minutes long presentation about iliad ur video helped me

[eddyk]

So when they say “epic poems” they don’t mean poems like we mean, they mean stories?

[WorldWideLoveNow]

Homer father of Epic poetry, and action films? You never heard about the ""The Epic of Gilgamesh""

[TheArthead]

The Epic of Gilgamesh was 2000 years earlier than Plato.

[Siegfried]

"action, adventure stories" is not a good word for Homer.

[WorldWideLoveNow]

Homer probably didn't even exist, nor did Shakespeare (as the great poet) only probably as a regular human that wasn't very literate nor talented.

[torreyintahoe]

The gospels are written in the style of Homer as well.