ancient Greece
They are associated with Greeks.
Recent writers been influenced by the poems of Homer because he wrote epic poems
Some examples of poems that tell stories about legends of early civilization include "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" by Homer, "The Aeneid" by Virgil, and "Beowulf" from Old English literature. These epic poems are known for their mythic and heroic storytelling that explore historical and legendary figures from ancient civilizations.
The Homeric Myths come from Greek Mythology. Source : Lots of Research into World Religions
The Iliad and the Odyssey were two epic poems about Greek soldiers. The Odyssey is an epic poem about the adventures of Odysseus after the fall of Troy. The Iliad, the first of the two epic poems is set during the Trojan War and the battles between the warrior Achilles and King Agamemnon.
his poems
The Iliad and the Odyssey.
There is no information available to know whether the director Homer Groening ever read Homer's work.
Iliad and Odyssey
Yes.
Homer's epic poems were pretty much like history textbooks to the ancient Greeks. It told them the best way to break bread and how to fix a chariot wheel. His poems basically dominated the Greeks and told them what they should be thinking, how they should be thinking and what actions they should be doing - He told them what civilization really meant.He also influenced the modern western canon - including T.S Eliot in his poem The Wastelands and Shakespeare. Everything written after his poems are based or influenced by Homer's epics.It is also through his poems that the Greeks chose their defining moment - the Trojan War.