They are ancient epic poems attributed to Homer. It is likely that they were stories memorized and told before the days of writing.
The Odyssey and the iliad are two major pieces of greek literature
regarded by the ancient Greeks as literature.
The Odyssey and the iliad are two major pieces of greek literature
The Iliad and The Odyssey by Homer ,
The Iliad and The Odyssey by Homer ,
Homer's Iliad and Odyssey.
The earliest literary accounts of it, found in the Iliad and the Odyssey, are elaborated in later classical literature.
poems, and his most famous poems are "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey"
The Iliad came first but it wasn't 'written' as a work of literature it was composed as an epic poem to be recited in the oral tradition
There are two: 'The Odyssey' and 'The Iliad'.
Yes, Zeus was in both the Iliad and the Odyssey.
Contrary to the first answer, that stated The Odyssey is considered to be the first work of western literature. It is actually the second. Both are epic poems by Homer. However, The Iliad deals with the Trojan Wars, The Odyssey deals with Odysseus returning from them. Therefore, Iliad first, Odyssey second.