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๐ฌ๐ท Iliad & Odyssey
Homer's twin epics of the Trojan War and Odysseus's voyage home; pillars of Western literature
Ancient Greece 800 BC World Classics
๐ Key Facts
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Iliad: 15,693 verses about the final weeks of the Trojan War; Odyssey: 12,109 verses of the 10-year homeward journey
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Foundational texts of Western civilisation โ first major works of European literature
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Characters like Achilles, Hector, Helen and Odysseus have shaped art, literature and philosophy for 2,800 years
Both poems were composed orally and only written down centuries later; authorship debated to this day
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๐ World Classics
Country/Origin
๐ฌ๐ท Ancient Greece
Year / Era
800 BC
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Homer's twin epics of the Trojan War and Odysseus's voyage home; pillars of Western literature