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 ranks in the top 0.33% of human_whose_existence_is_disputed entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (147,708 views/month, #1 of 306).[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], he[33], Homeric laughter[34], Homeric Hymns[35], Homer's Odyssey[36], Contest of him and Hesiod[37], Omiroupoli Municipal Unit[38], and Homeric Greek[39].
Homer ranks in the top 0.33% of human_whose_existence_is_disputed entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (147,708 views/month, #1 of 306).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
He has been cited as an influence by Plato[42], a philosopher[43], -0427–-0347[44], of Classical Athens[45], specialised in philosophy[46]; Virgil[47], a poet[48], -0070–-0019[49], of Ancient Rome[50]; Walt Whitman[51], a writer[52], 1819–1892[53], of United States[54], awarded the New Jersey Hall of Fame[55]; Jorge Luis Borges[56], a translator[57], 1899–1986[58], of Argentina[59], awarded the Gran Premio de Honor de la SADE[60]; Thucydides[61], a historian[62], -0460–-0395[63], of Classical Athens[64], specialised in History of ancient Greece[65]; and Wendell Berry[66], a poet[67], b. 1934[68], of United States[69], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[70].
Works attributed to him include Telemachy[71], Homeric Hymns[72], Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 20[73], Hymn to Demeter I[74], Iliad[75], and Odyssey[76]. Entities named for him include Homeric simile[32], he[33], Homeric laughter[34], Homeric Hymns[35], Homer's Odyssey[36], and Contest of him and Hesiod[37].
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APA4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Homer. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/homer
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