Homer

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Homer (ancient Greek: Ὅμηρος), or Omero (in Italian), is a legendary ancient Greek epic poet, traditionally considered the author of the epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey. No reliable biographical information about Homer survives from classical antiquity, and he is generally considered a legendary, rather than a historical figure. The Iliad and the Odyssey are now considered by many to be the products of a centuries-long tradition of orally composed poetry; the role of an individual poet, or poets, in composing the poems is a matter of dispute. According to some scholars, the Iliad and the Odyssey are the product of the same poet, but for others, such as Martin West and Seaford, the Iliad and the Odyssey were composed by different poets....more

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Average rating: 3.63 · 452,669 ratings · 5,835 reviews · 352 distinct works

	The Odyssey by Homer, Robert Fagles (Translator), Bernard Knox (Introduction) 3.61 avg rating — 367,506 ratings — published -750 — 755 editions	My rating:
	The Iliad by Homer, Robert Fagles (Translator), Bernard Knox (Introduction) 3.72 avg rating — 74,379 ratings — published -750 — 781 editions	My rating:
	The Iliad & The Odyssey by Homer, Robert Fagles (Translator), Bernard Knox (Introduction) 3.96 avg rating — 8,522 ratings — published -700 — 88 editions	My rating:
	Homeric Hymns by Homer, Jules Cashford (Translator), Nicholas Richardson (Introduction) 3.90 avg rating — 619 ratings — published -700 — 31 editions	My rating:
	The Odyssey, Book 1-12 by Homer, W.B. Stanford (Editor), W. Stanford 3.98 avg rating — 322 ratings — published 1919 — 31 editions	My rating:
	The Essential Homer: Selections from the Iliad and the Odyssey by Homer, Stanley Lombardo (Editor), Sheila Murnaghan (Introduction) 3.97 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 1964 — 14 editions	My rating:
	The Iliad / The Odyssey / The Aeneid by Homer, Virgil, Robert Fagles (Translator) 4.34 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 600 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Odyssey: Books 13-24 (Loeb Classical Library, No 105) by Homer, G.P. Goold (Editor), George E. Dimock (Translator) 4.28 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 1919 — 16 editions	My rating:
	The Illiad and The Odyssey by Homer, Samuel Butler (Translator) 4.21 avg rating — 58 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	Ulysses 3.68 avg rating — 77 ratings — 6 editions	My rating:

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Οδύσσεια (2 books)
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4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings

Ιλιάδα (2 books)
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4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings

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“Of all creatures that breathe and move upon the earth, nothing is bred that is weaker than man.”
― Homer, The Odyssey

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“How prone to doubt, how cautious are the wise!”
― Homer

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“Even a fool learns something once it hits him.”
― Homer, Iliad

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