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Homer

c. 8th century BCE (traditional; historicity debated)Ancient Greek epic & dramaAncient (before 200 BCE)Traditional or legendary figure

Homer is the poet traditionally credited with the Iliad and the Odyssey, the oldest surviving works of Greek literature. The ancient Greeks treated him as a real person, but modern scholars debate whether he existed and how the epics, rooted in oral tradition, came to be written down.

Authorship, dates or origin are uncertain or disputed; read this background with care.

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