Homer, author of the Iliad and Odyssey, may never have existed

Homer is credited with composing the Iliad and the Odyssey, the two foundational epics of ancient Greece, yet historians continue to debate whether he actually existed. No reliable contemporary sources survive, and what little is known about the poet comes from later accounts that blend fact with legend.

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