Ancient Greek · b. 800 BCE
Homer is the name traditionally given to the ancient Greek poet credited with composing The Iliad and The Odyssey, two epic poems that have shaped Western literature for nearly three thousand years. Whether Homer was a single person, a tradition of oral poets, or something in between remains unresolved. What is certain is that The Odyssey remains the most influential journey narrative ever written, and The Iliad remains the definitive exploration of heroism and its costs. Both are available to speed-read in warpread.app.
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Ten years after the Trojan War ends, Odysseus still hasn't made it home to Ithaca. Gods intervene, monsters block the way, and a man who has forgotten what he's sailing toward keeps adding miles to the trip. Homer's road-trip poem and the ur-text of every journey narrative since.
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