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(c. 850 B.C.) Ancient Greek poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey

Homer

(c. 850 B.C.) Ancient Greek poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey

An ancient greek epic poet, believed to have written The Illiad and The Odyssey.

Homer

An ancient greek epic poet, believed to have written The Illiad and The Odyssey.

Homer is traditionally held to be the author of the ancient Greek epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey, as well as of the Homeric Hymns. Today the hymns are considered to be later works but many still regard Homer as the author or compiler of the epics.

Bust of Homer

Homer is traditionally held to be the author of the ancient Greek epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey,…

An example of the work of renowned English sculptor, John Flaxman, from illustrations to Homer.

The Conflict between Diomede and Mars

An example of the work of renowned English sculptor, John Flaxman, from illustrations to Homer.

The Trojan Horse given to the Trojans from the Greeks as a gift but was actually war strategy, the horse being filled with Greek soldiers to attack once inside Troy.

Trojan Horse

The Trojan Horse given to the Trojans from the Greeks as a gift but was actually war strategy, the horse…

Greek hero and adventurer.

Ulysses

Greek hero and adventurer.

Greek hero and adventurer returns home to wife and son.

Ulysses

Greek hero and adventurer returns home to wife and son.

From a hydria or vase painted by the "Siren Painter," this image shows Ulysses and the sirens from Homer's Odyssey.

Ulysses and Sirens

From a hydria or vase painted by the "Siren Painter," this image shows Ulysses and the sirens from Homer's…