Homer Biography
HOMER (Ὃμηρος), the great epic poet of Greece. Many of the works once attributed to him are lost; those which remain are the two great epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey, thirty-three Hymns, a mock epic (the Battle of the...
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Guide to the classics: Homer’s Iliad
The Greeks defend their ships from the Trojans in Alfred Churchill’s Story of the Iliad, 1911. Wikimedia Guide to the classics: Homer’s Iliad Chris Mackie, La Trobe University Homer’s Iliad is usually thought of...
Hidden Histories by Jonathan Gottschall
Hidden Histories ‘The Odyssey’ and ‘The Iliad’ are giving up new secrets about the ancient world By Jonathan Gottschall September 28, 2008 [This article has been abridged for use on the Excellence in Literature...
Honors Texts for World Literature
Honors Texts for World Literature (E5) The Honors Track for World Literature is outlined in the study guide and involves additional reading and writing and an optional exam. Another way you can use the honors texts is if you...
