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Homer

Homer

800 BCE–700 BCE · Chios

The traditional author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, the foundational epics of Greek literature. Whether a single historical poet or a tradition of oral bards, 'Homer' stands at the head of the Western literary canon.

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Stop 1 of 3800 BCEBorn

SmyrnaIonia (Asia Minor)

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Legendary attribution: Homer's life is not historically documented; this stop is ancient tradition only. Traditional account of Homer's birthplace (one of seven cities claiming him); a Greek city on the Aeolian/Ionian Anatolian coast.

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