Homer biography powerpoints

Homer was an ancient Greek poet believed to have lived around 750 BC who is credited with writing the epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey.
Homer was a blind poet who lived between 1150 BC and 800 BC and is best known for writing down two epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey.
The Iliad shows how life was when Homer wrote it.

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Homer Biography

Although very little is known about the life of Greek poet Homer, credited with being the first to write
down the epic stories of The Iliad and The Odyssey, the impact of his tales continues to reverberate
through Western culture.

Synopsis

The Greek poet Homer was born sometime between the 12th and 8th centuries BC, possibly somewhere
on the coast of Asia Minor. He is famous for the epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey, which have had
an enormous effect on Western culture, but very little is known about their alleged author.

The Mystery of Homer

Homer is a mystery. The Greek epic poet credited with the enduring epic tales of The Iliadand The
Odyssey is an enigma insofar as actual facts of his life go. Some scholars believe him to be one man;
others think these iconic stories were created by a group. A variation on the group idea stems from the
fact that storytelling was an oral tradition and Homer compiled the stories, then recited them to
memory.

Homer’s style, whoever he was, falls more in the category of minstrel poet or balladeer, as opposed to a
cult

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Homer 2010

1. HOMER A BIOGRAPHY http://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/background/3a_p1.html

2. Homer Nothing is known of the life of Homer, but as author of two of ancient Greece's most important literary works - the Iliad and the Odyssey - his importance to Greek culture can hardly be underestimated. Bust of Homer in the Louvre, Paris

3. HOMER At least seven different places claimed that Homer was born on their soil in the ancient world. The two with the strongest claims are the island of Chios and the city of Smyrna (modern Izmir, in Turkey). Ephesus was another city-state that claimed to be the birthplace of Homer. The consensus of opinion is that Homer probably lived and worked in Ionia, the region along what is now the west coast of Turkey.

4. Homer According to a hymn written in honour of the god Apollo, he was a blind man from the island of Chios, in the eastern Mediterranean. Chios was home to a guild of poets, or rhapsodists, called the Homeridai, and seems to be one of the most likely candidates. However, many other Greek cities have also claimed to hav

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Homer biography powerpoint middle school

This editable slide PowerPoint includes a student-friendly biography of Winslow Homer and several slides of his paintings, generally presented in chronological order, with the title and date of the works. This PowerPoint is appropriate for a minute class period, depending on the age of the students and how much class discussion takes place about each artwork.

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Homer was believed to be a blind poet who lived on the island of Chios in ancient Greece.

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Homer was an ancient Greek poet believed to have lived around BC who is credited with writing the epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey.

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