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
father fall son
Few sons are equal to their fathers; most fall short, all too few surpass them.
war play want
The God of War will see fair play-he's often slain that wants to slay!
news mortals knows
We mortals hear only the news, and know nothing at all.
ice feet six
A woman is a lot like a refrigerator. Six feet tall, 300 pounds...it makes ice.
people democracy
When are people going to learn? Democracy doesn't work.
beer my-love-for-you trustworthy
Ah, good ol’ trustworthy beer. My love for you will never die.
people drink persons
I'm a people person...who drinks.
clouds looks look-at-me
Look at me! I'm a puffy pink cloud!
home black littles
We got a little rule back home: If it's brown, drink it down. If it's black, send it back.
practice age way
You ought not to practice childish ways, since you are no longer that age.
men half slavery
Wide-sounding Zeus takes away half a man's worth on the day when slavery comes upon him.
mind changed everlasting
The minds of the everlasting gods are not changed suddenly.
country fighting men
It is not unseemly for a man to die fighting in defense of his country.
music song men
Among all men on the earth bards have a share of honor and reverence, because the muse has taught them songs and loves the race of bards.