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to, in the
middle of things, so that means Homer began his books in
the middle of what was happening. The Iliad is set in the
final year of the Trojan War. Ittells of an episode in the
trojen war, the wrath of Archilles and its tragic
consequences, including the deaths of Patroclus and Hector.
The Odyssey, beginning ten years after the fall of
Troy, tells of Odysseus’s wanderings on his way home to
Ithaca, of his wife and son's plight, and of their reunion.
The atmosphere of adventure and fate contrasts with the
heavier tone and tragic grandeur of the Iliad. There are
many adventures in the book as Odysseys returns home,
such as battleing five headed demons and such.


Traditionally it is said that Homer lived around
the time of the Trojan War, in an Ionic settlemen, such as
Chios or Smyrna. I don’t know, once agien, if this is a fact.
While living there it is believed by many that he made his
living as a court singer and ...

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