HOMER (850 BC)
Homer was a blind literary writer who lived in Greece in the ninth century BC. He wrote two of the longest-lasting epics in the history of world civilization, but beyond that, little is known about him. It could be that he was a wandering writer or maybe he was a story reader at a court in a city in Greece. There are also those who believe that he may also be a shadow character to explain the works he has created.
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At about the same time in that century to describe Homer's life, two works of literature, The Iliad and The Odyssey, appeared in Greek literature. Conceived against the Trojan war, both literatures are influential because they survive as the most outstanding works of literature. The Iliad tells the story of Achilles (Ahiles) and his debate with the commander Agamemnon about Briseis, a female captive of Trojan origin. Ahiles refuses to fight against the Trojans, but when his friend Patroclus is killed by the Trojan general, Hector, Ahiles enters the war to avenge his friend's death.
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The creation of the Odyssey is based on Odysseus' astonishment for 10 years and his encounters with giants, monsters and witches. When he returned to his home in Ithaca, he was forced to defend several men who tried to persuade his wife Penelope, who was told that she would become a widow. Eventually, Odysseus regained his crown on Ithaca and reunited with Penelope.
There are still other works from Homer, but the real literary legacy lies in the countless numbers imbued with the Iliad and Odyssey, as well as by the mythologies and characters he created.
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