Unfortunately, the modern generation is not very knowledgeable in history and has scanty information about world famous personalities. When, when asked who Homer is, some young "readers" answer that he is the hero of a famous animated series, the need to revive knowledge about world literature becomes especially clear.
Homer is a classic of ancient literature. This is an outstanding ancient Greek writer, author of the Iliad and Odyssey, who left his indelible mark on the history of ancient literature. Some of his works are still being studied not only in schools, but also in higher educational institutions in various countries.
Today there is no exact information about this famous person, there are many assumptions, legends, conjectures. But we can say with confidence that the great thinker lived around the eighth century BC. More than one city is attributed to the place of his birth. Among them are Argos, Rhodes, Athens, Colophon and many others. One of the gods Meleta, Apollo, Telemachus and others is considered his father. And the mother - Calliope, Metis, Eumetida or anyone else.
Many questions arise about Homer's authorship. Some scholars say that he did not write either the Iliad or the Odyssey. Others argue that he became the parent of those works, whose creation is attributed to other great authors. But be that as it may, Homer was a great man who had extraordinary authority already in the era of his existence.