Showing posts with label Odyssey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Odyssey. Show all posts

Thursday, January 26, 2023

Odysseus.

Odysseus (Ὀδυσσεύς) (Ulysses) was a king of Ithaca in Greek mythology. His father was Laёrtes (Λαέρτης) and his mother was Anticlea (Ἀντίκλεια).

Odysseus participated in the Trojan War. He was one of the many participants in this event.

Palamedes (Παλαμήδης) was an enemy of Odysseus.

Also, Odysseus met with different characters.

Penelope (Πηνελόπεια) was his wife. They had several children.

There are many stories about Odysseus.

There is an epic poem named the Odyssey by Homer.



Monday, January 4, 2021

Great people: Homer.

 Homer (Ὅμηρος) was an author in ancient Greece. He was born in VIII century B. C. in Ionia.

Homer wrote about the Trojan War. He was the author of the Odyssey and the Iliad. Homer influenced ancient Greek literature and culture. He wrote about the warrior Achilles and the King Agamemnon.

Also, Homer was interested in philosophy.

His poems were translated many different languages.

Homer died in VIII century B. C. in Ionia.