▁of ▁a ▁spher ical ▁Earth ▁by ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁century ▁BC . ▁ ▁An cient ▁Greece ▁In ▁review ing ▁the ▁literature ▁of ▁early ▁ge ography ▁and ▁early ▁conception s ▁of ▁the ▁earth , ▁all ▁sources ▁lead ▁to ▁H omer , ▁who ▁is ▁considered ▁by ▁many ▁( St ra bo , ▁K ish , ▁and ▁D il ke ) ▁as ▁the ▁found ing ▁father ▁of ▁Geography . ▁Reg ard less ▁of ▁the ▁doub ts ▁about ▁H omer ' s ▁existence , ▁one ▁thing ▁is ▁certain : ▁he ▁never ▁was ▁a ▁map maker . ▁ ▁The ▁dep iction ▁of ▁the ▁Earth ▁conce ived ▁by ▁H omer , ▁which ▁was ▁accepted ▁by ▁the ▁early ▁Gree ks , ▁represents ▁a ▁circular ▁flat ▁disk ▁surrounded ▁by ▁a ▁constantly ▁moving ▁stream ▁of ▁Ocean , ▁an ▁idea ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁suggested ▁by ▁the ▁appearance ▁of ▁the ▁horizon ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁seen ▁from ▁a ▁mount aint op ▁or ▁from ▁a ▁se aco ast . ▁H omer ' s ▁knowledge ▁of ▁the ▁Earth ▁was ▁very ▁limited . ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁Greek ▁contempor aries ▁knew ▁very ▁little ▁of ▁the ▁Earth ▁beyond ▁Egypt ▁as ▁far ▁south ▁as ▁the ▁Lib yan ▁desert , ▁the ▁south - west ▁coast ▁of ▁Asia ▁Minor , ▁and ▁the ▁northern ▁boundary ▁of ▁the ▁Greek ▁hom eland . ▁Furthermore , ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁Sea ▁was ▁only ▁known ▁through ▁myth s ▁and ▁leg ends ▁that ▁circul ated ▁during ▁his ▁time . ▁In ▁his ▁po ems ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁mention ▁of ▁Europe ▁and ▁Asia ▁as ▁ge ographical ▁concepts . ▁That