hɪɹˈɑːdəɾəs ʌv hˈælɪkˌɑːɹnəʃəs ɹˈoʊt ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv hˈoʊmɚz bˈækɡɹaʊnd, ʌpbɹɪŋɪŋ ænd lˈaɪf, ænd sˈɔːt tə mˌeɪk hɪz ɐkˈaʊnt kəmplˈiːt ænd ˌæbsəlˈuːtli ɹᵻlˈaɪəbəl.
Herodotus of Halicarnassus wrote the following history of Homer's background, upbringing and life, and sought to make his account complete and absolutely reliable.