SSC
WORLD HISTORY
Question
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Homer
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Greeks
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Homer is the presumed author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two hugely influential epic poems of ancient Greece. If Homer did in fact compose the works, he is one of the greatest literary artists in the world, and, through these poems, he affected Western standards and ideas.
Detailed explanation-2: -Homer was one of the greatest early poets of Ancient Greece. Legend has it that he was blind and recited his poems as he traveled from one place to another. For this reason, people say that he called himself a singer, as opposed to a writer.
Detailed explanation-3: -Celebrate by exploring Homer’s epic poem, the Odyssey. The epic is a sequel to Homer’s Iliad, the story of the Trojan War. The Odyssey follows Odysseus, one of the Greek leaders, on his journey back to his kingdom in Ithaca after the fall of Troy.