Identity:
Identity
Lifetime:
Lifetime Traditionally lived in the 12th cen. B.C.
Actually lived in the 8th or 9th cen. B.C.
Assumed to have lived on Ionia
Greek island
Family:
Family Traditionally blind
Ithican heritage
Son of Telemachus
A hero from the Odyssey
Writings:
Writings Poems written long after oral completion
Writes nothing of himself
Gave clues to his lifestyle
Similes with artisans and farmers
Homeric Style:
Homeric Style 4 qualities
Plain
Noble
Direct
Rapid
Hexameter verse
Noble and powerful
Characteristic of early literature
The Iliad:
The Iliad
Greeks in the Trojan War:
Greeks in the Trojan War Story of “Noble Achilles”
Possesses Greek ideals
Suffers from pride and anger