It is entirely seemly for a young man killed in battle to lie mangled by the bronze spear. In his death all things appear fair. - Homer

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It is entirely seemly for a young man killed in battle to lie mangled by the bronze spear. In his death all things appear fair.

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Homer (Ancient Greek: Ὅμηρος) is best known as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. He was believed by the ancient Greeks to have been the first and greatest of the epic poets. Author of the first known literature of Europe, he is central to the Western canon.

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Native Name: Ὅμηρος
Alternative Names: Homerus Homeros Mæonides
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