Homer
During 150 BC to 750BC, it was called Greek's dark ages and during this time, the skill of writing was lost so history relied on an oral tradition. History was passed on from person to person by sharing to great tales of Greek heroes and gods. These stories were told by peoples called Bards, who were wondering poets that went around from place to place and entertained. The greatest, and most famous bard was named Homer. Homer was a blind poet who among his many stories and poems, his two most famous epics were the Iliad and the Odyssey. An epic is a long collection of many lines that made up a story, many epics may last for a couple of nights, and when the epic was done, the bard would move on and tell his epic to yet more eager ears. The author of the two greatest epics in Greek culture was said to be a blind bard who was born in Iona, which is now the west cost of Turkey. Some historians say that he was born around 850 BC but other historians place him closer to 750 BC instead. There is not many things known about Homer other than a few clues of who he was left by him tro
Within the horse hid hundreds of solders who when inside the city, defeated the city of Troy from the inside, giving Greek the victory. Not were they only the ideal Greek man, but they are also the ideal American man. In the Iliad were Apollo who is the main character, Apollo courageously slays Hector-the protector of Troy, and through his determination, strength and skills, the wins the war. Arete is defined as the idea to strive for excellence, to show courage in all situations, and to win fame and honor. Both of these men were the ideal Greek man. True or not, Homer was still a great bard who preserved Greek's history, traditions, beliefs and ideals through his epics. In the second epic, the Odyssey, Odysseus is separated from his family for 20 years and the whole epic is about his determination to get home. Many historians have doubted his works has historical accurate references but the remains of what seemed to be the city of Troy was discovered, proving that some of Homer's work could be true. In the Iliad and odyssey, the heroes of these epics are men who where witty, strong, courageous, determined, and honorable. Though Homer's epics, many Greeks learned the powerful idea of Arete. Because they were less advanced, they had no written history so this left a 400 year gap in Greek history which we study and guess through the epics of Homer. Through Homer and his epics, some of the 400 years of lost history could be guessed. During this time, there was the great Dorian migration that was distant relatives of the Bronze aged Greeks. This is portrayed in many of our movies, and television shows, all protagonist of the show/movie are those who are courageous, famous and honorable.
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