Thus, to aid memorization and oral transmission, surviving works from prehistoric and ancient societies appear to have been first composed in a poetic form – from the Vedas (1500–1000 ) to the Odyssey (800–675 ).
ðˈʌs, tʊ ˈeɪd mˌɛmɚɹᵻzˈeɪʃən ænd ˈoːɹəl tɹænsmˈɪʃən, sɚvˈaɪvɪŋ wˈɜːks fɹʌm pɹˌiːhɪstˈɔːɹɪk ænd ˈeɪntʃənt səsˈaɪəɾiz ɐpˈɪɹ tə hɐvbɪn fˈɜːst kəmpˈoʊzd ɪn ɐ poʊˈɛɾɪk fˈɔːɹm fɹʌmðə vˈɛdəz wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tə ðɪ ˈɑːdɪsi ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv.