Homer is a human whose existence is disputed[1]. He was born on 900 BC[2]. He died in Ios[3]. He died on 800 BC[4]. He worked as a poet[5], author[6], and writer[7]. He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8]
Homer's medical condition is recorded as blindness[27].
Body
Origins and Family
Homer was born on 900 BC[2]. His mother was Kretheis[9]. He is identified as part of the Greeks ethnic group[12]. Ancient Greek was his native language[11].
Career and Affiliations
Recorded occupations include poet[5], author[6], and writer[7]. Homer's field of work was Greek literature[13].
Works and Contributions
Notable works include Iliad[14], a literary work[28], founded in -0800[29]; Odyssey[15], a literary work[30]; and Homeric epics[16], a group of works[31]. Things named for Homer include Homeric simile[32], Homeridae[33], Homeric Question[34], Homeric laughter[35], Homeric Hymns[36], Homer's Odyssey[37], Contest of him and Hesiod[38], and he[39].
Homer has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]
He has been cited as an influence by Jorge Luis Borges[41], a translator[42], 1899–1986[43], of Argentina[44], awarded the Gran Premio de Honor de la SADE[45]; T. S. Eliot[46], a playwright[47], 1888–1965[48], of United States[49], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature[50]; Nikos Kazantzakis[51], a writer[52], 1883–1957[53], of Greece[54], awarded the Greek State Literary Awards[55], specialised in poetry[56]; Francesco de Sanctis[57], a writer[58], 1817–1883[59], of Kingdom of Italy[60]; Thucydides[61], a historian[62], -0460–-0395[63], of Classical Athens[64], specialised in History of ancient Greece[65]; and Basinio Basini[66], a poet[67], 1425–1457[68].
Works attributed to him include Telemachy[69], Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 20[70], Homeric Hymns[71], Hymn to Demeter I[72], Iliad[73], and Odyssey[74]. Entities named for him include Homeric simile[32], Homeridae[33], Homeric Question[34], Homeric laughter[35], Homeric Hymns[36], and Homer's Odyssey[37].
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