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Homer

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Homer

800 BC–700 BC

Ancient Greek poet

Ancient

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Biography

Homer was an ancient Greek poet who is widely credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Although his life and authorship remain obscure, Homer was highly revered in ancient Greek society and is considered one of the most influential authors in history.

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Artifacts (15)

Bust Homer BM 1825

Unknown artistUnknown artist

1st century BC
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Papyrus Fragment with Text from Homer's Odyssey

Unknown

1st century B.C.
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Frank Duveneck - Portrait of Winslow Homer

Frank Duveneck

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Homer

UNKNOWN AUTHOR,

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Homer

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Homer

Unbekannter Fotograf (Herstellung) (Fotograf)

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Homer

Unbekannter Fotograf (Herstellung) (Fotograf)

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Homer

Unbekannter Fotograf (Herstellung) (Fotograf)

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Homer

https://d-nb.info/gnd/118622897

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Homer - bust

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The Blind Homer

Robbia, Giovanni della

ca. 1520 - ca. 1525
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The Blind Homer

Giovanni della Robbia

ca. 1520 - ca. 1525
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The Iliad

BOOK I. ARGUMENT. THE CONTENTION OF ACHILLES AND AGAMEMNON. In the war of Troy, the Greeks having sacked some of the neighbouring towns, and taken from thence two beautiful...

-750
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The Odyssey

Book i., is continued to the end of Book iv., and not resumed till Ulysses wakes in the middle of line 187, Book xiii., from whence it continues to the end of Book xxiv. In “The Authoress of...

-725
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The Iliad

The Iliad of Homer Translated by Alexander Pope, With Notes and Introduction by the Rev. Theodore Alois Buckley, M.A., F.S.A. and Flaxman’s Designs. 1899 Contents ...

-700
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