Homer
Homer
Homeris 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...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionPoet
sleep profound counterfeit
Sleep, delicious and profound, the very counterfeit of death
inspirational teenager men
A man who has been through bitter experiences and travelled far enjoys even his sufferings after a time
aries fit knows
Aries in his many fits knows no favorites.
men blessing two
Two urns on Jove's high throne have ever stood, the source of evil one, and one of good; from thence the cup of mortal man he fills, blessings to these, to those distributes ills; to most he mingles both.
reality literature hunger
Hunger is insolent, and will be fed.
names vanity merit
How vain, without the merit, is the name.
friendship two-friends soul
Two friends, two bodies with one soul inspired.
inspirational teenager suffering
If you serve too many masters, you'll soon suffer.
inspirational teenager journey
The journey is the thing.
pain way misery
Ah how shameless – the way these mortals blame the gods. From us alone they say come all their miseries yes but they themselves with their own reckless ways compound their pains beyond their proper share.
men blood sheep
...if fifty bands of men surrounded us/ and every sword sang for your blood,/ you could make off still with their cows and sheep.
dog moving son
Rage - Goddess, sing the rage of Peleus' son Achilles, murderous, doomed, that cost the Achaeans countless losses, hurling down to the House of Death so many sturdy souls, great fighters' souls, but made their bodies carrion, feasts for the dogs and birds, and the will of Zeus was moving toward its end. Begin, Muse, when the two first broke and clashed, Agamemnon lord of men and brilliant Achilles.
men honor way
All men owe honor to the poets - honor and awe; for they are dearest to the Muse who puts upon their lips the ways of life.
muse traveller wide
Tell me, O muse, of travellers far and wide