The Odyssey An Epic by Homer Created by Erin Salona Homer, the Poet Credited with writing the two most famous epics of all time: the Illiad and the Odyssey. Stories passed…

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Trojan War Author Homer He was an Oral Poet. Was blind and played a harp while he told the epics. His most famous epics are the Iliad and the Odyssey. Iliad is about the…

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The Odyssey An Epic by Homer Mrs. Bjornson 9th Grade Literature Homer, the Poet Credited with writing the two most famous epics of all time: the Illiad and the Odyssey. Stories…