Nothing definite is known of Homer the historical man, and indeed we do not know for sure that such a man ever existed. He was a poetic pioneer who stood at a pivotal point in the evolution of Greek society from pre-literate to literate, from a centuries old bardic tradition of oral verse to the then new technique of alphabetic writing. He is considered by many to be the earliest and most important of all the Greek writers, and the progenitor of the whole Western literary tradition. Homer is traditionally held to be the author of the ancient Greek epic poems “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey”, widely thought to be the first extant works of Western literature. 700 BCE) Introduction | Biography | Writings | Major Works Introduction Miser Catulle, desinas ineptire (Catullus 8). Vivamus, mea Lesbia, atque amemus (Catullus 5).Passer, deliciae meae puellae (Catullus 2).
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