![]() ![]() Shrines dedicated to Homer have been discovered, and it is thought that he was the subject of what is now known as an ancient Greek "hero cult ", a religious practice dedicated to individuals who were considered to be greater than men but not quite gods. Adoration for Homer was so great that in some places he was nearly revered as a god. The Cult of Homer: Homer’s epics were considered the foundational works of ancient Greek literature and culture. Paperback (Trade paperback US) Feb 2014 SparkNotes 9781411469754 96pp 209x133mm GEN. THE ILIAD Homer Contributors: Brian Phillips, James Hunter, Katie Mannheimer, Boomie Aglietti, John Crowther, Justin Kestler Note. However, all of the texts of the Epic Cycle have been lost, with just fragments remaining. The Iliad SparkNotes Literature Guide SparkNotes, Homer. Altogether they formed a narrative of the war, known as the Epic Cycle. It is often suggested that these works were written after the two Homeric epics, and most of them are much shorter than Homer’s masterpieces. ![]() ![]() Titles included the Cypria, the Aethiopis, and the Little Iliad. For a discussion of the Iliad in the context of other ancient Greek. For a discussion of the poetic techniques used by Homer in the Iliad and his other great epic, the Odyssey, see Homer: Homer as an oral poet. It takes the Trojan War as its subject, though the Greek warrior Achilles is its primary focus. The Epic Cycle: Along with the Iliad and the Odyssey, there were several other ancient Greek poems that concentrated on the events of the Trojan War, filling out the events not mentioned in the Homeric epics. Iliad, epic poem in 24 books traditionally attributed to the ancient Greek poet Homer. ![]()
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