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Putatively, a Greek Poet named Homer is believed to have written (and is credited with writing) the Iliad and The Odyssey. Note, though, that nearly every edition in English has a different translator which may render the text differently.
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∙ 12y ago
Homer is the famous poet who wrote some of the earliest Greek writings, including the epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey. These poems are considered foundational works in Western literature.
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∙ 13y agoone Greek poet was homer he was the very first Greek poet. his work is well known he wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey these two were one of his most famous pieces of work.
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∙ 14y agoAlcaeus Archilochus Callinus Pindar Sappho Semonides Simonides
Here is a website about each of them.
http://www.geocities.com/greeklyricpoets/
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∙ 13y agoIt really depends on which poem.
The Odyssey - Odysseus
The Illiad - Hector, Achilles, Odysseus, Menelaus, and so on -
et cetera.
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∙ 8y agoAlcaeus is considered the first Greek lyric poet
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