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1 day ago · The first verses of the Iliad Exposition (Books 1–4) The story begins with an invocation to the Muse. The events begin in medias res towards the end of the Trojan War, fought between the Trojans and the besieging Achaeans. The Achaean forces consist of armies from many different Greek kingdoms, led by their respective kings or princes.
- Trojan War
The Trojan War was a legendary conflict in Greek mythology...
- Epic Cycle
The Epic Cycle (Ancient Greek: Ἐπικὸς Κύκλος, romanized:...
- Odyssey
The Odyssey (/ ˈ ɒ d ɪ s i /; Ancient Greek: Ὀδύσσεια,...
- Dactylic Hexameter
Dactylic hexameter (also known as heroic hexameter and the...
- Agamemnon
In Greek mythology, Agamemnon (/ æ ɡ ə ˈ m ɛ m n ɒ n /;...
- English Translations of Homer
Translations are ordered chronologically by date of first...
- Trojan War
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1 day ago · Homer ( / ˈhoʊmər /; Ancient Greek: Ὅμηρος [hómɛːros], Hómēros; born c. 8th century BC) was a 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.
1 day ago · It appears as Kinâḫna (Akkadian: 𒆳𒆠𒈾𒄴𒈾, KUR ki-na-aḫ-na) in the Amarna letters (14th century BC) and several other ancient Egyptian texts. In Greek, it first occurs in the writings of Hecataeus (c. 550–476 BC) as "Khna" (Χνᾶ). It is attested in Phoenician on coins from Berytus dated to the 2nd century BC.
1 day ago · Latin ( lingua Latina, Latin: [ˈlɪŋɡʷa ɫaˈtiːna], or Latinum, Latin: [ɫaˈtiːnʊ̃]) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Considered a dead language, Latin was originally spoken in Latium (now known as Lazio ), the lower Tiber area around Rome. [1] Through the expansion of the Roman ...
1 day ago · Satire is a genre of the visual, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently non-fiction, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, often with the intent of exposing or shaming the perceived flaws of individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into improvement.
1 day ago · Mexico. c. 400 – c. 200 BC [35] [36] Toluca, in the State of Mexico, has been continuously inhabited at least since the 8th century BC. [37] [dubious – discuss] The oldest sedentary remains ( Calixtlahuaca) date from around the 600 BC to 400 BC. [citation needed] Papantla / El Tajín. Totonac people.
1 day ago · 1 = 2000–1500 BC origin 2 = c. 1500 BC first dispersal 2.a = Eastern Bantu 2.b = Western Bantu 3 = 1000–500 BC Urewe nucleus of Eastern Bantu 4–7 = southward advance 9 = 500–1 BC Congo nucleus 10 = AD 1–1000 last phase. In Central Africa the Sao civilisation flourished for over a millennium beginning in the 6th century BC.
