Homer

Greece & Rome

Traditionally credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. Whether a single historical poet or a composite oral tradition, the works attributed to hi…

• traditionally 8th century BCE

  Traditionally credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey

  Traditionally credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. Whether a single historical poet or a composite oral tradition, the works attributed to him became the foundational texts of Western literature and Greek cultural identity.