The simple content of Homer s epics, What period is Homer s epic?

The blind poet Homer inherited and absorbed the achievements of his predecessors, and on the basis of scattered legends, composed two long epics about the Trojan War, the Iliad and the Odyssey.

In the 12th century BC, tribes from the Greek peninsula joined forces to attack the city of Troy in Asia Minor and destroyed it completely. Homer's epic poems are about the war and the aftermath of it, and it's heavily mythical.

The Iliad depicts the Trojan War and celebrates the bravery and exploits of the heroes; "The Odyssey" recounts the adventures of the Greek hero Odysseus on his way home after the end of the Trojan War, praising the hero's wit and cleverness, and showing the struggle between man and nature.

Homer's epic poems extensively reflect the economic, political, military, cultural and other aspects of ancient Greece during the transition period from primitive clan society to slave society, as well as the life, struggle, thoughts and feelings of the people at that time. It is also the crystallization of the collective creation of the ancient Greek people from generation to generation, its scale is magnificent, the structure is ingenious, the imagination is rich, the language is beautiful, the characters are distinct, and there is still a huge artistic charm, it is a treasure in the water of ancient Greek literature, and has a profound impact on the development of European literature in later generations.

Homer's epic poems are said to be the collective name of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems written by the blind Greek poet Homer. There is controversy as to when Homer was born and whether or not he was actually born. The more common belief is that he may have been born between the centuries BC.

Both epics are divided into 24 volumes, with the Iliad having 15,693 lines and the Odyssey having 12,110 lines. These two epics may have originally been only oral literature based on ancient legends, which were passed down by the recitation of musicians. Homer, if he had it, would have been the author of the two epics.

The Iliad and The Odyssey deal with the Trojan War, the dispute between Achilles and Agamemnon, and the reunion of Odysseus with Queen Penelope after the fall of Troy. The Homeric Epic is a large panorama of the early heroic age, and an artistic masterpiece, setting the main plot of Greece and the surrounding sea, presenting a liberal scenario of freedom and setting a model for the morality of the Greeks (and thus of Western society as a whole). This is followed by first, a humanistic ethic of pursuit of achievement and self-realization, and secondly, a liberal theology of the sameness of man and god, stripped away of the mystical fears of the spiritual world.

Homer's epic poem thus became the "Greek Bible." The history of Greece from the 11th century BC to the 9th century BC is known as the "Homeric Age", named after Homer's epic poem. Homer's epic poems are the only written historical sources of this period.

The Homeric Epic is said to have been written by the blind poet Homer, but in fact it is a collective oral creation of many folk troubadours, processed and arranged by Homer. The epic includes oral legends dating from the Mycenaean civilization for centuries and was not written until the 6th century BC.

Homer's epic poems include two parts, the Iliad and the Odyssey. The Homeric epic, composed of these two epics, is a famous masterpiece of the ancient world, with concise language, vivid plot, vivid imagery, and tight structure. The Iliad tells the story of the siege of the Greek city of Troy in Asia Minor, centered on the quarrel between Agamemnon, the commander of the Greek coalition, and the brave general Achilles, and focuses on the events of the dozens of days before the end of the war.

The Greek coalition besieged Troye for ten years, and the brave general Achilles resented his commander Agamemnon for taking his female prisoners, and refused to fight, but returned to war because his friend was killed in battle. The story of the Iliad came to an end when Hector, the prince of Troy, died heroically in battle with Achilles, and the Trojan king Priam begged for Hector's body to be returned and a funeral was held. The Odyssey tells the story of Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, who wandered for ten years on his way home after the capture of Troy.

It focuses on the events of the last year and a few dozen days of the decade. Odysseus was tricked by the gods, and on his way home, he drifted on the sea for ten years, suffering everywhere, and finally returned home from the high mountain by the mercy of the gods. When Odysseus was in exile, Idaka and the nobles of the neighboring countries deceived his wife and children.

He proposed to his wife, Pinheirope, and forced her to remarry, but Pinheirope tried all means to delay. Eventually, Odysseus disguised himself as a beggar and returned home with his son by killing all suitors and restoring his power in Ithaca.