Epics are long narrative poems. ... He composed the "Iliad" and "The Odyssey", which are two famous epic poems. ... Hesiod was the founder of the didactic epic. ... These poems are highly emotional. ... The poet usually sang the poem amongst close friends. ...
The first important form of Greek literature was epic poetry. Epics are long narrative poems. ... He composed the "Iliad" and "The Odyssey", which are two famous epic poems. Both of these poems emphasized bravery and honor and had a huge impact on Greek education, culture and literature. Lyric poetry, shorter forms of poetry, began to replace the epic. ...
The tension is clear from the start of the epic poem. ... Odysseus throughout the epic poem is always regarded as not only a strong mortal man, but one with an amazing amount of cunning and quick-thinking who can out-wit any foe that comes across his path along his journeys. ...
Ancient Greeks and Family Values In the days of the ancient Greeks there were many things in their way of life that different from ours. Today it seems that morals, family values, and marriage are not much of a concern in todays lifestyle. The Greeks on the other hand, valued very highly things...
Ancient Greece was a land of contradictions and conflict. Located amist rugged mountains, the Greek mainland was both protected from its enemies, and isolated from its allies, making communication between the many Greek city-states extremely difficult. Each city-state and the lands around it we...
These individuals were the first metaphysicians on earth, searching for the reality hidden behind appearances Greek Philosophers Homer, the blind poet Homer was a blind Greek poet, to whom are ascribed the two greatest epics known to man: The Iliad and the Odyssey. It is also claimed that he wrote the poem Batrachomyomachia (the battle of the frogs and mice). ...
