Can you name one of Homer's poems?
Odyssey
Can you name another?
Iliad
Who is the main character in the Odyssey?
Odysseus
Was he a king?
YES
Of which place?
Ithaca
After which event did the Odyssey take place?
the fall of Troy
How long did the Trojan war last?
ten years
Was Troy a state?
no
What was it?
city
Name one of the main characters in the Iliad?
King Agamemnon
Can you name another?
Achilles
What is the "Homeric Question"?
by whom, when, where and under what circumstances were the "Iliad" and "Odyssey" composed
Has it been settled?
no
Where was Homer from?
Ionia
What modern country is that part of?
Turkey
Was he blind?
yes
On the Homeric Question, how many sides are there?
two
Does one side think there was only one author of the Iliad?
yes
What language are Homer's poem written in?
Homeric Greek
Around when were they put together?
late 8th or early 7th century BC