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Homeric scholarship — is the study of Homeric epic, especially the two large surviving epics, the Iliad and Odyssey. It is currently part of the academic discipline of classical studies, but the subject is one of the very oldest topics in all scholarship or science,… … Wikipedia
Homeric Hymns — The thirty three anonymous Homeric Hymns celebrating individual gods are a collection of ancient Greek hymns, Homeric in the sense that they employ the same epic meter dactylic hexameter as the Iliad and Odyssey , use many similar formulas and… … Wikipedia
Homeric simile — Homeric simile, also called epic simile, is a detailed comparison in the form of a simile that is many lines in length. The word Homeric is based on the Greek author Homer, who composed the two famous Greek epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey . Many … Wikipedia
Homeric — Ho*mer ic, a. [L. Homericus, Gr. Omhriko s.] Of or pertaining to Homer, the most famous of Greek poets; resembling the poetry of Homer. [1913 Webster] {Homeric verse}, hexameter verse; so called because used by Homer in his epics. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Homeric verse — Homeric Ho*mer ic, a. [L. Homericus, Gr. Omhriko s.] Of or pertaining to Homer, the most famous of Greek poets; resembling the poetry of Homer. [1913 Webster] {Homeric verse}, hexameter verse; so called because used by Homer in his epics. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Homeric Question — The Homeric Question concerns the doubt and consequent debate over the identity of Homer, the authorship of the Iliad and Odyssey , and their historicity. It has its roots in classical antiquity and the scholarship of the Hellenistic period, but… … Wikipedia
Homer — This article is about the Greek poet Homer and the works attributed to him. For other meanings, see Homer (disambiguation). Homeric redirects here. For other uses, see Homeric (disambiguation). See also: English translations of Homer … Wikipedia
Epic Cycle — The Epic Cycle ( el. Επικός Κύκλος) was a collection of Ancient Greek epic poems that related the story of the Trojan War, which includes the Kypria , the Aithiopis , the Iliou persis ( The Sack of Troy ), the Nostoi ( Returns ), and the Telegony … Wikipedia
Dennis MacDonald — Dennis Ronald MacDonald is a professor of theology at the Claremont School of Theology in California. MacDonald is known for his controversial theories wherein the Homeric Epics are the foundation of various Christian works including the Gospel… … Wikipedia
homer — homer1 /hoh meuhr/, n. 1. Baseball. See home run. 2. See homing pigeon. v.i. 3. Baseball. to hit a home run: The catcher homered in the ninth with one on to take the game. [1865 70; HOME + ER1] homer2 … Universalium
