ɪndʒˈiːniəsli lˈɪŋkɪŋ ðə fˈeɪməs pˈoʊɪt wɪð vˈɛɹiəs plˈeɪsᵻz ðæt fˈɪɡjɚ pɹˈɑːmɪnəntli ɪn hɪz wˈɜːks ænd ɪn wˈɛlnˈoʊn lˈɛdʒəndz ɐbˈaʊt hˌɪm, ðə lˈaɪf dᵻpˈɪkts hˈoʊmɚɹ æz ðɪ ɪlədʒˈɪɾᵻmət sˈʌn ʌv kɹˈɛθeɪz ʌv ˈɑːɹɡoʊz ænd hɪz wˈɔːɹd, hˌuː wʌzðə dˈɔːɾɚɹ ʌv mˈɛlɐnˌɑːpəs ʌv sˈaɪm ɪn ˈiːɑːliz ˈeɪʒə mˈaɪnɚ.
Ingeniously linking the famous poet with various places that figure prominently in his works and in well-known legends about him, the Life depicts Homer as the illegitimate son of Cretheis of Argos and his ward, who was the daughter of Melanopus of Cyme in Aeolis (Asia Minor).