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This poem shows how the world has and continues to be shaped by the will of these divine personalities. \n\nThese epic poems are not only studied today for their literary techniques, but for the cementing of culture and complexity of the myths they were able to record. \n\n","0e1e6e11-cb27-4ce8-9d79-ea857ad23780",[35,45],{"id":36,"data":37,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"60340c98-19dc-4c10-bad9-8e4d20b6ad51",{"type":38,"reviewType":25,"spacingBehaviour":20,"binaryQuestion":39,"binaryCorrect":41,"binaryIncorrect":43},11,[40],"Who is credited as the author of the Theogony?",[42],"Hesiod",[44],"Homer",{"id":46,"data":47,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"779f6090-d842-4315-8ad6-a3ad2d2d1f51",{"type":38,"reviewType":19,"spacingBehaviour":20,"multiChoiceQuestion":48,"multiChoiceCorrect":50,"multiChoiceIncorrect":52},[49],"Which of these is an influential Greek epic?",[51],"The Iliad",[53,54,55],"The Aeneid","The Epic of Gilgamesh","The Canterbury Tales",{"id":57,"data":58,"type":20,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":20,"reviews":62},"c351b02e-ac91-4747-a4a6-08eb8d6b0806",{"type":20,"title":59,"markdownContent":60,"audioMediaId":61},"A glimpse inside Greek culture","Homer and Hesiod’s contributions to the world of literature continue to astound scholars to this day. Their works are epic poems, meaning they are a literary genre of heroic oral poetry. \n\nModern academia understands that neither Homer nor Hesiod created these myths. These works were born of an oral tradition meaning that the tales of the Trojan War or the War of the Titans depicted in these epic poems were passed down orally for centuries before being compiled into the written poetic form. \n\n ![Graph](image://c5754d98-8290-4e39-993e-d64a832c635c \"Homer is often depicted with a harp, because his poems would have been passed on through live readings, rather than in written form\")\n\nThese epic poems are still studied today for their literary feats and are a major source of Greek mythology. While stories of the Greek gods and heroes may now be viewed as purely literary spectacles, in Ancient Greece, these were considered to be accounts of historical events or explanations for the universe. \n\nBoth Homer and Hesiod's epic poems provide a glimpse into the basis of religious practices and rituals that took place in Ancient Greece and provide us insight into the beliefs and values of the Ancient Greeks.\n\n","b1e45ecf-65b5-4862-827e-ec711e78b005",[63,70,77,86],{"id":64,"data":65,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"3b9b170d-5ef1-4d19-897c-5c563995d776",{"type":38,"reviewType":20,"spacingBehaviour":20,"activeRecallQuestion":66,"activeRecallAnswers":68},[67],"What genre of poetry is The Odyssey?",[69],"Epic poetry",{"id":71,"data":72,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"6503c290-b35b-47df-9739-5479978a4844",{"type":38,"reviewType":20,"spacingBehaviour":20,"activeRecallQuestion":73,"activeRecallAnswers":75},[74],"What is the name of the storytelling tradition by which epic poems were passed on before they were written down in ancient Greece?",[76],"The oral tradition",{"id":78,"data":79,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"8a782e64-b35e-4d8e-815e-127c3898ae3e",{"type":38,"reviewType":25,"spacingBehaviour":20,"binaryQuestion":80,"binaryCorrect":82,"binaryIncorrect":84},[81],"How were the Epic poems seen by the ancient Greeks?",[83],"As historical accounts and scientific explanations",[85],"As fictional literary spectacles",{"id":87,"data":88,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"ee28197a-de73-4daa-a4da-5b0c023def73",{"type":38,"reviewType":25,"spacingBehaviour":20,"binaryQuestion":89,"binaryCorrect":91,"binaryIncorrect":93},[90],"Epic poetry is best defined as...",[92],"Long-form, oral poetry with heroic themes",[94],"Short, rhymed poetry about heroes and gods",{"id":96,"data":97,"type":20,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":20,"reviews":101},"9edb1cb5-d880-41c0-8c89-ce13e8d07905",{"type":20,"title":98,"markdownContent":99,"audioMediaId":100},"Introduction to the Iliad","Because of the lack of historical records, not much is known about the poet Homer, but scholars believe the epic poem The Iliad to have been written around 750BC. The Iliad is just one of two epic poems attributed to Homer.\n\nHomer’s The Iliad depicts the history of the Trojan War between the Achaeans, the Greeks, and the Trojans. Divided into 24 books, the poem details the complex series of events and motivations for the start of the war as well as what keeps it going. \n\n ![Graph](image://39e19b0c-4a87-4f42-a01d-193bfdcc96e7 \"A depiction of warriors in the Trojan War\")\n\nThe Iliad also importantly depicts how people viewed the way the gods and goddesses interacted with humanity. The history and development of Greek civilization was seen as being at the mercy of divine forces that could work in conjunction or at odds with humanity.\n\nIn these accounts of the Greek myths, humanity was either blessed by the deities and provided with gifts and knowledge to turn the tide of the war or was scorned by them and bestowed a punishment.","95e4e239-8ba9-4725-9a6b-75bb5c7e7ecb",[102,110,121],{"id":103,"data":104,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"0d785eef-32ad-4ed8-be48-04f30e529605",{"type":38,"reviewType":105,"spacingBehaviour":20,"clozeQuestion":106,"clozeWords":108},4,[107],"A major theme of The Iliad is how civilization is at the mercy of divine forces",[109],"divine forces",{"id":111,"data":112,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"79291fc6-575f-434b-a379-c8b28c0feeb3",{"type":38,"reviewType":19,"spacingBehaviour":20,"multiChoiceQuestion":113,"multiChoiceCorrect":115,"multiChoiceIncorrect":117},[114],"What communities are at war in Homer's Iliad?",[116],"Trojans and Achaeans",[118,119,120],"Trojans and Spartans","Trojans and Thebans","Trojans and Athenians",{"id":122,"data":123,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"86f44528-7e66-4353-840c-b51286d79853",{"type":38,"reviewType":25,"spacingBehaviour":20,"binaryQuestion":124,"binaryCorrect":126,"binaryIncorrect":128},[125],"Which of these nations was NOT involved in the Trojan War?",[127],"The Etruscans",[129],"The Achaeans",{"id":131,"data":132,"type":20,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":20,"reviews":136},"2a14a0e1-8519-4032-94b7-76a32928ab28",{"type":20,"title":133,"markdownContent":134,"audioMediaId":135},"Fact or fiction","Homer’s Iliad was written around 400 years after the fall and destruction of the city of Troy. Because of this, it is assumed by scholars that Homer’s depictions of the events of the Trojan War are not entirely historically accurate and may be viewed more as a condensing of many battles into one nine-year war, with some literary flair thrown in. \n\nDespite the debate on historical accuracy today, the Ancient Greeks of Homer’s day considered his epic poem to be a true depiction of history. So why does this matter? \n\n ![Graph](image://c713d15b-bbb1-4a30-b099-a68fb4639f36 \"The ruins of Troy can still be seen today\")\n\nThe myths that Homer cemented in his work were a collection of the beliefs circulating in Greek culture. The stories in his poems of Achilles form the basis for the morals and virtue that are associated with the standard for being a hero and provided the Ancient Greeks with a standard of excellence to venerate and live up to. \n\nThe interaction of gods and goddesses and their influence in the events of the war only further solidified the Ancient Greeks' view of the world and humanity’s place within it as destined to live at the will and whim of deities more powerful than they are. \n\n","ea3910b6-1b7c-4fbc-819c-2cf9f6ad929e",[137,146],{"id":138,"data":139,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"7ae02929-fdbe-43e9-9c89-1f25eb26a77e",{"type":38,"reviewType":25,"spacingBehaviour":20,"binaryQuestion":140,"binaryCorrect":142,"binaryIncorrect":144},[141],"Which figure in The Iliad was used as an example of heroic virtue and standards of excellence in Greek culture?",[143],"Achilles",[145],"Paris",{"id":147,"data":148,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"9f064b7a-4646-420b-9451-81599ae654f9",{"type":38,"reviewType":20,"spacingBehaviour":20,"activeRecallQuestion":149,"activeRecallAnswers":151},[150],"Roughly how many years after the fall of Troy was The Iliad written by Homer?",[152],"400",{"id":154,"data":155,"type":20,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":20,"reviews":159},"1ca77e1b-937b-411a-b9fb-9639c5a929a3",{"type":20,"title":156,"markdownContent":157,"audioMediaId":158},"Introduction to the Odyssey","Homer’s second epic poem, The Odyssey, is believed to have been written in the eighth century BC and is broken down into 24 books. This poem tells the story of the King of Ithaca, Odysseus, who after the end of the Trojan war, wandered for ten years attempting to return home and to his wife, Penelope. \n\n ![Graph](image://5352677e-6f5a-4dad-89ed-cb88b1328be8 \"An artist's depiction of Odysseus's return to Ithaca\")\n\nThe poem focuses on only the last six weeks of his journey and the many trials he must face to return to his kingdom and ward off the many suitors that sought his wife. \n\nAt the time that Homer composed The Odyssey, Greece was waning. \n\nThe political systems were tense, people were unhappy, and the number of scholars and literate people was dropping. But Homer’s epic poem helped to revive Greek culture, giving people a shared history and tales of morality and heroism to renew their faith and pride in their own culture. \n\nThe impact of The Odyssey doesn’t end there. From Margaret Atwood’s Penelopiad to the Coen Brother’s 2000 film O Brother, Where Art Thou, this epic poem continues to inspire literary and artistic works. Despite the centuries separating modern art from Homer’s first poem, the stories in The Odyssey tell a story that is universal and remains relevant. \n\n","52e26ed8-65cc-4264-8049-d5cba50ef461",[160],{"id":161,"data":162,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"b44fd8e5-edbf-456f-92eb-c0edccbffb8f",{"type":38,"reviewType":20,"spacingBehaviour":20,"activeRecallQuestion":163,"activeRecallAnswers":165},[164],"The Odyssey is Homer's second epic poem, and is made up of how many books?",[166],"24",{"id":168,"data":169,"type":25,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19,"pages":171},"9e9ce088-c3d4-4935-b204-aa26f52cc58b",{"type":25,"title":170},"Literary Techniques in Homeric Epics",[172,196,221],{"id":173,"data":174,"type":20,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":20,"reviews":178},"bc18b174-9fc0-4180-9a9d-478f97be86ec",{"type":20,"title":175,"markdownContent":176,"audioMediaId":177},"Homer's Hexameter","\"Both 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey' by the poet Homer are written in a distinct style called dactylic hexameter, sometimes referred to as heroic hexameter. This meter is predominantly made up of dactyls (one long syllable followed by two short syllables) and spondees (two long syllables). These metric feet provide the poems with a rhythmic structure that imparts a song-like quality.\"\n\nThis musical rhythm underlying the poem is not only a spectacular literary feat but is also an important continuation of the oral tradition that these stories and myths were originally passed down. \n\n ![Graph](image://997fdef1-a152-4932-98f2-82946102f5ee \"An example of Latin verse written in dactylic hexameter\")\n\nHomer intended for this poem to be read out loud as not everyone in Ancient Greece was educated or literate enough to read it. The tradition of oral storytelling unified people from all classes and education levels. \n\nHomer’s strong rhyme scheme and metered verses help The Odyssey to be told orally to many people and unite them in a shared passing on of mythology that transcended class or education level. \n\n","e9650d86-2611-47d0-af77-87b892de91b9",[179,188],{"id":180,"data":181,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"18bac0ab-2b46-441e-b2d2-d691e7c81243",{"type":38,"reviewType":25,"spacingBehaviour":20,"binaryQuestion":182,"binaryCorrect":184,"binaryIncorrect":186},[183],"What is the name given to the distinct poetic rhythm used by Homer in the epic poems?",[185],"Dactylic hexameter",[187],"Iambic pentameter",{"id":189,"data":190,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"a6c088dc-45b6-4ccb-adc4-b4183a0eb2bc",{"type":38,"reviewType":105,"spacingBehaviour":20,"clozeQuestion":191,"clozeWords":193},[192],"Homer's poems were originally intended to be read out loud, as many ancient Greeks were illiterate",[194,195],"read out loud","illiterate",{"id":197,"data":198,"type":20,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":20,"reviews":202},"1250a435-3046-4b55-9c8b-996fa72b29df",{"type":20,"title":199,"markdownContent":200,"audioMediaId":201},"Homer’s Similes ","These epic poems also feature the literary technique commonly referred to now as the ‘Homeric simile.’ A normal simile compares one thing to another using the words ‘like’ or ‘as.’ for example, ‘our love is like a fire.’\n\nHowever, Homer’s Similes were complicated and detailed. He would begin with a description of an event, such as Odysseus weeping at the recounting of the battle of Troy, and then follow with a lengthy description of what this weeping was like, such as a widow being beaten and torn away from her fallen lover. Homer would then return to the original image of Odysseus weeping to remind the audience what the detailed scene was being compared to. \n\nThese are extremely detailed and provide graphic imagery to the poem. Scholars believe this was Homer’s way of not only adding emotion to the epic story but also providing historical detail or examples that people from all walks of life could relate to in order to make Odysseus a more heroic and tragic figure. \n","02d62ef8-608f-4dc5-afaf-fec67370f5b3",[203,212],{"id":204,"data":205,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"cda5d09a-c23c-4e0b-ae44-2e008d91d231",{"type":38,"reviewType":25,"spacingBehaviour":20,"binaryQuestion":206,"binaryCorrect":208,"binaryIncorrect":210},[207],"What is the term used for the long, detailed similes that are used in many Greek epics?",[209],"Homeric similes",[211],"Closed similes",{"id":213,"data":214,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"d4d7c69b-11ae-41cf-afb1-d890285f34cb",{"type":38,"reviewType":105,"spacingBehaviour":20,"clozeQuestion":215,"clozeWords":217},[216],"Homeric similes added emotion and historical detail to his writing, and made it accessible to people from all walks of life",[218,219,220],"historical detail","accessible","all walks of life",{"id":222,"data":223,"type":20,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":20,"reviews":227},"958bc56f-0aab-4a10-9ea0-a1653a4fca3c",{"type":20,"title":224,"markdownContent":225,"audioMediaId":226},"Introduction to the Theogony","Hesiod’s Theogony is an epic poem believed to be written around 700-730BC that details the creation of the gods, their complex history and relationships, and the eras of the world past and the world to come. Hesiod believed in these myths as truths and is credited as being the first to try to record the history of the gods and goddesses and the function of the universe according to the Ancient Greeks. \n\n ![Graph](image://ddc3eb31-00d2-4070-b238-dbfeddd42897 \"The poet Hesiod\")\n\nThis epic poem immortalized the Greek deities with their human-like characteristics and details the creation of the world and how exactly it is that Zeus became the king of the gods. \n\nSimilar to Homer’s epic poems, the Theogony is written in an oral tradition which made it easy to be read aloud and understood by people of all classes or literacy.\n\nThis poem provided the Ancient Greeks with a cosmogony, or a story of creation, and helped explain humanity’s place in a universe dominated by deities. This pre-scientific view of the world plays a key role in providing the Ancient Greeks with a unified vision and understanding of the universe.\n\n","f7a4a271-9ca1-4b94-a975-ed35bc09fb2c",[228,237],{"id":229,"data":230,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"613eeb3a-4e55-47cd-9795-563d64b490c1",{"type":38,"reviewType":25,"spacingBehaviour":20,"binaryQuestion":231,"binaryCorrect":233,"binaryIncorrect":235},[232],"The Theogony depicts gods and goddesses as ...",[234],"Possessing human-like characteristics",[236],"Being morally perfect",{"id":238,"data":239,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"acc611ff-ed3b-4908-9781-cd6ed0f2ad1f",{"type":38,"reviewType":20,"spacingBehaviour":20,"activeRecallQuestion":240,"activeRecallAnswers":242},[241],"What is another word for a story of creation such as the Theogony?",[243],"A cosmogony",{"id":245,"data":246,"type":25,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19,"pages":248},"448f643d-0a64-480c-8b56-93dcdf4f230c",{"type":25,"title":247},"Hesiod's Theogony and Greek Mythology",[249,270,304],{"id":250,"data":251,"type":20,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":20,"reviews":255},"f332c45b-e953-486d-9dae-c87f2afca01b",{"type":20,"title":252,"markdownContent":253,"audioMediaId":254},"Breakdown of Theogony","The Theogony by Hesiod is an epic poem relating the complex history of the gods and goddesses as well as the creation of the universe. \n\nThis poem is broken down into two sections. The first is The Works and Days which is a series of verses functioning like a farmer’s almanac. This section explains the natural world and how the various gods and goddesses exert their influence over it and how humanity is meant to live in the world.  \n\nThe second section is the title section of the work, Theogony. This section of the work is about the creation of the universe and the various alliances and relationships of the gods and goddesses. \n\nIt is in these two sections that we are given, even today, a glimpse into Ancient Greek culture and how these people viewed the universe. It also details the daily practices and rituals that the Ancient Greeks participated in and how they saw their lives being constantly affected by the deities that ruled the natural world and their theodicy or justification for morality. ","dc8e25f7-2cb4-440f-9b08-71921b66bf2e",[256,263],{"id":257,"data":258,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"349f6997-1adc-4d1e-9abe-5cccf4c1c522",{"type":38,"reviewType":105,"spacingBehaviour":20,"clozeQuestion":259,"clozeWords":261},[260],"The second section of the Theogony concerns the creation of the universe, and the alliances and relationships of the gods and goddesses",[262],"Theogony",{"id":264,"data":265,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"6f7c7f67-7d5c-4fb0-9220-0cc4a0e111c9",{"type":38,"reviewType":20,"spacingBehaviour":20,"activeRecallQuestion":266,"activeRecallAnswers":268},[267],"What is the function of the first section of the Theogony?",[269],"A farmer's almanac or guide",{"id":271,"data":272,"type":20,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":20,"reviews":276},"9f05057e-764f-4fbb-86ce-3371a88e5f78",{"type":20,"title":273,"markdownContent":274,"audioMediaId":275},"The Early Ages of the World","This invaluable glimpse into the mythology of the Ancient Greeks provided by Hesiod’s Theogony also provides us with an interpretation of the Ages of the World. These Four Ages are eras that the world has gone through from its creation to the changing ascendancy of gods to the ultimate end and destruction of the universe. \n\n ![Graph](image://5a2885e5-2dd5-4533-9117-6c48b4fa64da \"An artist's depiction of the Golden Age\")\n\nThe first age is the Golden Age. This was a time believed to be in Greece's past when the Titan Cronus was in charge of the gods. Humans were believed to live in complete harmony with the gods and did not need to toil or work throughout their lives and eventually died peaceful deaths. This age came to an end with the creation of the Olympian, Zeus. \n\nThe second age is the Silver Age. In this age, men lived long and spent their first 100 years on earth as children. Times were peaceful and did not require any toil or laboring from man, but man began to neglect to worship the gods, especially Zeus, and took this peace for granted. \n\nAccording to Theogony, Zeus ended this age by killing these humans and burying them in the underworld where they would become spirits among the dead. \n\n","2780f80d-4b06-4a34-8341-b4801eed5377",[277,284,295],{"id":278,"data":279,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"babdf6ad-d37f-493a-bab4-437e0e7b7d94",{"type":38,"reviewType":20,"spacingBehaviour":20,"activeRecallQuestion":280,"activeRecallAnswers":282},[281],"Men lived much longer in the Silver Age, spending how many years as children?",[283],"100",{"id":285,"data":286,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"c03835c2-38c1-440f-addb-c7b2ad1a579e",{"type":38,"reviewType":19,"spacingBehaviour":20,"multiChoiceQuestion":287,"multiChoiceCorrect":289,"multiChoiceIncorrect":291},[288],"What was the first age of the world according to the Theogony?",[290],"The Golden Age",[292,293,294],"The Bronze Age","The Silver Age","The Iron Age",{"id":296,"data":297,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"ddc2688d-5420-47a1-acaf-c14e91af6a9e",{"type":38,"reviewType":25,"spacingBehaviour":20,"binaryQuestion":298,"binaryCorrect":300,"binaryIncorrect":302},[299],"The creation of which figure marked the end of the Golden Age in Hesiod's Theogony?",[301],"Zeus",[303],"Poseidon",{"id":305,"data":306,"type":20,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":20,"reviews":310},"af0ed328-5bb3-4a45-aca0-af6986f1536f",{"type":20,"title":307,"markdownContent":308,"audioMediaId":309},"The Late Ages of the World","In Theogony, the writer Hesiod details the Ages of the World or eras that the Ancient Greeks believed had already happened or would eventually come to pass. \n\nAfter the peaceful Golden Age and the subsequent Silver Age, came the third age: The Bronze Age. This era got its name from the bronze weapons humans crafted, marking the start of violent tendencies towards each other. The Bronze Age met its grim end when a great flood eradicated humanity.\n\n ![Graph](image://ebefc359-f4b3-4190-8344-559b7d642d3a \"An artist's depiction of the Bronze Age\")\n\nThe fourth age, according to the Theogony, is the Heroic age. This is the era of famed Greek heroes like Odysseus, Achilles, and Heracles. Despite the world's escalating violence, these heroes stood out by living righteously and revering the gods.\n\nHesiod believed he lived in the final chapter: the Iron Age. This age's descent into chaos began when Pandora, the first human woman created by the gods, opened a forbidden box out of curiosity, releasing all sorts of evils into the world. As a consequence, this era was filled with men acting out of selfishness, perpetuating a relentless cycle of violence and conflict.","737a6491-97aa-40c8-9a46-858d48502a21",[311,319,325],{"id":312,"data":313,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"1aa156ae-8b76-434c-8f03-f1e553881421",{"type":38,"reviewType":105,"spacingBehaviour":20,"clozeQuestion":314,"clozeWords":316},[315],"The Iron Age started with the opening of Pandora's box, letting out all the evil into the world",[317,318],"Pandora's box","all the evil",{"id":320,"data":321,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"51391ea6-f394-4673-8b96-75c0a1b9893e",{"type":38,"reviewType":20,"spacingBehaviour":20,"activeRecallQuestion":322,"activeRecallAnswers":324},[323],"What did Hesiod call the final age of the world, that he was living in?",[294],{"id":326,"data":327,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"91f7e70b-160f-48ea-a480-dc113186482f",{"type":38,"reviewType":19,"spacingBehaviour":20,"multiChoiceQuestion":328,"multiChoiceCorrect":330,"multiChoiceIncorrect":332},[329],"How did the Bronze Age come to an end?",[331],"With a flood wiping out humanity",[333,334,335],"With a huge war","With the birth of Zeus","With the Trojan war",[337,531,625],{"id":23,"data":24,"type":25,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19,"pages":338},[339,386,421,456,491],{"id":29,"data":30,"type":20,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":20,"reviews":34,"parsed":340},{"data":341,"body":344,"toc":384},{"title":342,"description":343},"","The influence of Greek culture extends down to us today from the philosophical and mathematical advancements to the political and the literary. Some of the most influential pieces of literature on Greek culture are Homer’s epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey as well as Hesiod’s Theogony.",{"type":345,"children":346},"root",[347,354,364,369,374,379],{"type":348,"tag":349,"props":350,"children":351},"element","p",{},[352],{"type":353,"value":343},"text",{"type":348,"tag":349,"props":355,"children":356},{},[357],{"type":348,"tag":358,"props":359,"children":363},"img",{"alt":360,"src":361,"title":362},"Graph","image://35a63d1c-756b-418b-8fb5-85b403700178","An illustration from an 18th-century translation of The Iliad by Alexander Pope",[],{"type":348,"tag":349,"props":365,"children":366},{},[367],{"type":353,"value":368},"These pieces of literature immortalized the complex and rich stories of Greek mythology. 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Despite the centuries separating modern art from Homer’s first poem, the stories in The Odyssey tell a story that is universal and remains relevant.",{"title":342,"searchDepth":25,"depth":25,"links":530},[],{"id":168,"data":169,"type":25,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19,"pages":532},[533,568,590],{"id":173,"data":174,"type":20,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":20,"reviews":178,"parsed":534},{"data":535,"body":537,"toc":566},{"title":342,"description":536},"\"Both 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey' by the poet Homer are written in a distinct style called dactylic hexameter, sometimes referred to as heroic hexameter. This meter is predominantly made up of dactyls (one long syllable followed by two short syllables) and spondees (two long syllables). 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