<P> Homer ( Ancient Greek : Ὅμηρος ( hómɛːros ) , Hómēros ) is the name ascribed by the ancient Greeks to the legendary author of the Iliad and the Odyssey , two epic poems which are the central works of ancient Greek literature . The Iliad is set during the Trojan War , the ten - year siege of the city of Troy by a coalition of Greek states . It focuses on a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles lasting a few weeks during the last year of the war . The Odyssey focuses on the journey home of Odysseus , king of Ithaca , after the fall of Troy . </P>
<P> Homer ( Ancient Greek : Ὅμηρος ( hómɛːros ) , Hómēros ) is the name ascribed by the ancient Greeks to the legendary author of the Iliad and the Odyssey , two epic poems which are the central works of ancient Greek literature . The Iliad is set during the Trojan War , the ten - year siege of the city of Troy by a coalition of Greek states . It focuses on a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles lasting a few weeks during the last year of the war . The Odyssey focuses on the journey home of Odysseus , king of Ithaca , after the fall of Troy . </P>
who is called the homer of english literature
who is called the homer of english literature
legendary author of the Iliad and the Odyssey ,
legendary author of the Iliad and the Odyssey ,