Whether Homer was real or not, a group of people, a boy or a girl; one thing we are sure of is that “Homer” wrote two of the best epic poems. The Iliad, based on the tenth year of the Trojan War, and the Odyssey, which was about a boy named Odysseus who has many adventures as he tries to get home to his son and wife. From what we know, Homer was the most famous of all the Greek poets due to his written works, his legendary history, and his influential work. pronounces another." This inspirational quote comes from one of Homer's epic poems, The Iliad. What this quote means is that Homer didn't like two-faced people. Homer didn't like a person who felt something inside but said something different than what he didn't feel. Homer was best known for his two epic poems; The Iliad and the Odyssey. The Iliad was inspired by his grandfather who fought in the Trojan War. According to www.hubpages.com (2010), “The Iliad had four parts. It was based on the Trojan War and described the tenth year of the war” (p.1-2). According to Www.hubpages.com (2010), “The Odyssey was about a boy named Odysseus who had many adventures while trying to get home to his wife and son” (p.2). Not only did Homer write The Iliad and The Odyssey, but he also wrote the Homeric Hymns. According to www.ancienthistory.about.com (2014), “The Homeric hymns consist of 34 poems dedicated to the ancient Greek gods and goddesses, which include legends involving the gods and are written in epic hexameter. According to www.library.thinkquest.org (n.d.), “Research by modern archaeologists has uncovered artifacts similar to those described in the poems, providing evidence that…half of the paper…revolved around the process by which the Homeric poems were born and passed on to us (p.3). According to Www.thefamouspeople.com (nd), “Homer possessed this great quality of rapidity and the fact of not falling into the corresponding defects, that is, without becoming either fluctuating or monotonous. , demonstrated his unparalleled poetic ability (p. 3). Although we may not know whether Homer was real or not, a group of people, a boy or a girl; one thing we are sure of is that “Homer” wrote two of the best epic poems. The Iliad, based on the tenth year of the Trojan War, and the Odyssey, which was about a boy named Odysseus who experiences many adventures while trying to get home to his wife and son. In conclusion Homer was the most famous of all Greek poets due to his written works, his legendary history, and his influential work.
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