0
Want this question answered?
Be notified when an answer is posted
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What is known or assumed about Homer?
Homer was one of the greatest Greek poets during his life time in history.
What could you determine about babylonian society by reading the code?
You could see that it was a primitive society when you compared it with the laws of our time.
How is Homer the ancient greek different then Homer Simpson?
Aside from being human, and having the same name, they are different in every way. One is one of the greatest poets of all time, the other a fictional character with 4 fingers on each hand.
What did Homer the greek die of?
Homer was a legendary character. We do not know with confidence anything about his life. There are stories about him, but we have little certainty about whether they are accurate, of even whether Homer was a real person or a traditional name used to attach the epic poems to. It is thought that he may have lived some time in the period 6th to 8th Century BCE. He may have been born in Chios or elsewhere. Or it may have just been a name cooked up to attach to the versions of the epic poems which the wandering bards sang, and when aversion of this was written down after cursive writing was invented, the name Homer was attached to it. That's how vague our knowledge is.
Is the Aeneid the Roman version of Homer?
The Aeneid is, and isn't, a Roman equivalent of Homer.Before the Aeneid the Roman national poem was probably Ennius' The Annals. Most of the Annals has not survived, but what we have of it makes it seem more like a Saga (a loosely structured poem glorifying warlike virtues) than a true epic (epics have a more structured storyline, and usually a more developed set of ethics).Vergil probably wanted Rome to have a proper national epic. Vergil's near contemporary Propertius wrote nescio quid maius nascitur Iliade ("I think we may be seeing the birth of something larger than the Iliad"). But at the same time Vergil realised that the Roman epic would need to be less realistic than Homer's poems are. Homer's poems were written at a time when war was still natural and accepted by the Greek city-states; to some extent Homer can get away with glorifying war. By Vergil's time war had become industrialised, and it was a nasty, murderous business (no matter how necessary it might sometimes have seemed).Homer could show the good side to war (though he shows the bad side just as clearly). Vergil could only show war as a sometimes inevitable evil.Vergil follows Homer to the extent that he makes the first half of the Aeneid a voyage (like the Odyssey) and the second half a landwar (like the Iliad). But unlike Homer - who wrote realistically for his time - Vergil chooses a tale from long ago and far away.To draw a contemporary parallel: Homer's Iliad was somewhat like a film about a recent war (say Jarhead), Vergil's Aeneid would be more like a historical war film (Beguiled perhaps).There are many points of similiarity between Vergil and Homer - but just as many differences.
How could Greek society at the time Homer's Odyssey was composed be described?
It was a society that gave much thought to issues of hospitalityThere was a great emphasis on gaining fame and glory.
What is true of Greek society at the time Homer's Odyssey was composed?
it was a society that gave much thought to issues of hospitality APEX
At the time that Homer's Odyssey was composed members of Greek society believed there?
were gods, the gods took an interest in human events, and they became involved in human events.
What is known or assumed about Homer?
Homer was one of the greatest Greek poets during his life time in history.
What come first greek myths or Homer's lliad?
Homer's Illiad is based in the time when Greek myths and their gods and goddesses were believed to be reality, so Greek myth came first.
Was Homer a Greek philosopher?
Homer was not a Greek philosopher; he was a poet and author of two famous epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey. Greek philosophy emerged after Homer's time, with figures like Thales, Pythagoras, and Socrates considered the early Greek philosophers.
Greek culture of Homer's time valued?
Homer's legacy to the Greeks was an element strengthening aristocratic values.
How old are Greek coins?
They came into use slightly before or after 700 BCE, about the time of the poet Homer.
What was hesiod famous for?
Hesiod was born around the same time as Homer, Hesiod and Homer both wrote in a similar style. Hesiod was famous for writing about Greek and Roman myths.
What were some of Homer's achievements?
Homer wrote "The Oddysey," a swashbuckling tale of Oddyseus, other people he knew, and Greek gods of some sort. A lot happened in this tale, which was told by Homer in Homer's time. In short, Homer was an awesome person with a bright mind.Hi, I am at least sure that Homer succeeded the Greek literature, drama, history, philosophy, tragic and poems. He translated books, and made them to interest other authors. Sent by: Juliet Elaine Suen
Where did the story of Odysseus come from?
Tradition holds that the blind poet Homer composed The Odyssey. He based the epic on a stories and characters that existed in Greek myths prior to Homer's own time.
Did greek poet homer receive any awards?
Homer, the ancient Greek poet, did not receive any awards during his lifetime. His works, such as the Iliad and the Odyssey, have been celebrated throughout history for their literary and cultural significance, but no formal awards existed during his time.
