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Why do you think that the stories that Homer wrote were so different from what actually happened?
Homer's stories - the Iliad and the Odyssey - were written down at best 400 years after he was supposed to have lived (it is doubted by most historians today whether he did actually ever exist at all). The stories came out of a number of very early Greek epic poems, verbally transmitted over the generations and very probably embellished a bit eacht time.
We know today for a fact that in the time the Iliad supposedly played out, Greece in reality still was a fairly primitive society; and of all those great kings and heroes - including Odysseus - never a shred of hard archeaological evidence has turned up.
The same goes for Troy itself. Only one man - Heinrich Schliemann - was absolutely convinced that not only Troy had existed, but that he had also figured out where exactly it had been. He started digging in that area and (finally) not one, but seven cities were dug up on top of each other, the stones of the old city always being used to build the new one.
Only one of these seven cities showed traces of ever having been in flames, but the period in which that city existed does not match the period in which the Iliad played out. Schliemann also found a lot of golden artifacts that he dubbed 'the treasures of Troy', but those came out of ruins that certainly could not have been ancient Troy.
So basically, the existence of Troy never has been proven. We also know that Greece in the Troy period had no great kings and heroes, only small and primitive communities with village elders. And we know that the Iliad and Odyssey started out as collections of poems that have changed much over the centuries before finally being written down.
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Where does homer hickam live?
Huntsville, AL
What book does Ulysses appear in?
Ulysses is the roman name for the greek hero Odysseus. so he first appears in Homer's Illiad. the story about the siege on troy. Homer's other book, the oddysey, is all about "Ulysses", but is an older book, as it is about his return from troy.
During what century did homer live?
That is up for debate. Many scholars say in 850 BC
Who leads the Abenaki tribe?
I believe our Tribal leader to be April Rushlowe. She may have married however she is the daughter of Chief Homer St. Francis. Swanton Vermont .
Why is Homer well known?
Homer was famous because his two poems The Odyssey and Iliad were the most influential poems in the world and the two oldest surviving pieces of Greek literature. Most literary scholars agree that he was the main influence of the modern western canon, and everything written after his poems were published were based on or influenced by him.Not only that, his poems and his writing style was so great that the Romans sought to make their own epics. Even Alexander the Great walked around with a copy of the Iliad because it was packed full of useful advice, e.g. the best way to bake bread (yes, really - how to bake bread!) and how to fix a chariot wheel (whaat? yeah what!).
Who told the stories of The Iliad and the Odyssey?
Homer
Why do you think the stories that homer told survived?
the stories that homer told survived because it was passed down from generation to generation.
Why do you think the stories that Homer told have survived?
the stories that homer told survived because it was passed down from generation to generation.
Where did homer get the stories about the mycenaeans?
Internett
How were the gods represented in Homer's stories?
The gods in Homer's stories were always represented as volatile, unpredictable and capricious. They did not have the interest of their worshipers in mind.
How old was Homer when he first told stories?
It is not known. Homer may not even have existed.
What stories did Homer tell?
The Odyssey and The Iliad
Who is Homer of the greek gods?
Homer was not a god. He was the author of two mythological stories, the Iliad and the Oddysey.
What writer combined history with stories about god?
Homer
What writer combined history stories about god?
Homer
Did the people of Sparta enjoy hearing stories about Homer?
No
Who enjoyed hearing stories of Homer?
Many people throughout the ages have relished in the great tales of Homer.
