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1 Iliad Odyssey 2 Outline ? Homer in Ancient Greece ? Themes and Persons ? Illiad ? Odyssey ? Closing Thoughts 3 Homer in Ancient Greece ? Earliest Greek Literature – Written c. 750 BCE from oral trad. (c. 1200 BCE) – Recited by Rhapsodes – Epic = dactylic hexameter or long poem on war/myth ? Cultural Importance for Greeks – Taken as History – Hellenic Unity – Educational Texts 4 Some Themes ? Glories of War/Adventure – Reasons for War – Realistic Descriptions ? Ideals of Heroism – Areté , timé , and kleos – Fate Courage – “shame culture” ? Others – Gods Humans – Individual vs. Society – W