Homer is the name of the Greek poet who wrote the epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey. It is not certain whether he was a real historical figure or whether either of the two works were written by a single person. S. 560–597. A new companion to Homer. Homer (altgriechisch Ὅμηρος, Betonung im Deutschen: Homḗr) gilt traditionell als Autor der Ilias und der Odyssee und damit als frühester Dichter des Abendlandes.Weder sein Geburtsort noch das Datum seiner Geburt oder das seines Todes sind zweifelsfrei bekannt. Ralph M. Rosen: Homer and Hesiod. S. 463–488. It is among the oldest extant works of Western literature. Jenny Strauss Clay: The Homeric Hymns. Homer was an ancient Greek poet. Anthony Snodgrass: Homer and Greek Art. Leiden 1997, ISBN 90-04-09989-1; darin Robert Lamberton: Homer in Antiquity. Eine Einführung. Hai tác phẩm Iliad và Odyssey của ông đã có ảnh hưởng lớn đến văn chương hiện đại phương Tây. Set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy (Ilium) by a coalition of Greek states, it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles. The Iliad (sometimes referred to as the Song of Ilion or Song of Ilium) is an epic poem in dactylic hexameters, traditionally attributed to Homer. The written version of the tale is thought to be written around eighth century B.C. The story has over 15,000 lines and is written in Homeric Greek. Ông được coi là một trong những nhà thơ Hy lạp cổ đại xuất sắc nhất. Gustav Adolf Seeck: Homer. S. 33–54. S. 489–507. This article about Homer is a stub.You can help Mythology Wiki by expanding it.. Homer was a poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey. 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. The Iliad, also known as Song of Ilion or Song of Ilium, is a Greek epic story written by Homer. Bust of Homer in the British Museum. Es ist nicht einmal sicher, dass es Homer überhaupt gab (siehe auch Homerische Frage). Hómēros (tiếng Hy Lạp: Ὅ μηρος, tiếng Anh: Homer / ˈ h oʊ m ər /, là tác giả của các tác phẩm Iliad (Ἰλιάς) và Odyssey (Ὀδύσσεια). According to legend, Homer was blind. It is the prequel to Homer's Odyssey. They are a product of Mycenaean culture. He is credited as the author of The Iliad and The Odyssey, two epic works about the Trojan War.