of Homer is unique among ancient versions of the poet's life in claiming that writing was known in Homer's circle and that the poems were written down from his recital . The work also preserves 17 epigrams attributed to Homer. Three of these epigrams (epigrams III, XIII and XVII) are also preserved in the Contest of Homer and Hesiod and epigram I is found in a few manuscripts of the Homeric Hymns. See also The Kiln, one of the poems recited by Homer in the Life Notes References Downloadable Google Books. Ancient Greek works Biographies of Homer Ancient Greek pseudepigrapha Herodotus