Homer

900 BC - 900 BC

About the Author

Homer was an ancient Greek poet who is credited with authoring the Iliad and the Odyssey. Very little is known about his personal life.

In The Library:

• author: The Complete Poetical Works of Alexander Pope (1903)
• author: The English Works of Thomas Hobbes, vol. 10 (Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey) (1839)

Quotations:

• On Achilles’ new shield Vulcan depicts the two different types of cities which humans can build on earth; one based on peace and the rule of law; the other based on war, killing, and pillage (900 BC) (11 February, 2010)
• The City of War and the City of Peace on Achilles’ new shield (900 BC) (14 December, 2011)