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    Homer

    Author of the Iliad and the Odyssey

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    Homer (; Ancient Greek: Ὅμηρος[hómɛːros], Hómēros; born c. 8th century BCE) was an Ancient Greek poet who is credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature.

    Homer is considered one of the most revered and influential authors in history.[2]

    Homer's Iliad centers on a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles during the last year of the Trojan War.

    The Odyssey chronicles the ten-year journey of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, back to his home after the fall of Troy. The epics depict man's struggle, the Odyssey especially so, as Odysseus perseveres through punishment of the gods.[3] The poems are in Homeric Greek, also known as Epic Greek, a literary language which