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Homer
reputed author of the Iliad and the Odyssey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Ancient Greek. For the TV character from The Simpsons, see Homer Simpson.
Homer is the name of the Greek poet who wrote the epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey.[1] These are the earliest works of Greek literature which have survived to the present day, and are among the greatest treasures of the ancient world. They are a product of Mycenaean culture. The Iliad tells the story of the Trojan war, which took place around 1190 BC. The manuscripts of Homer were written much later, probably later than 800 BC.
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