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10. I love Christopher Nolan's films, but this time he's not fair or accurate about Greek history. From Instagram...

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DURGIAjCqum/?hl=en

Nolan must want to exert artistic license here, since there's no definitive historical evidence proving Homer's existence. That said, I'm still willing to see his film.

from DeepMind AI ...

Whether the poet Homer existed is unknown, a mystery known as the "Homeric Question." While traditionally regarded as the blind, 8th-century BCE author of the Iliad and Odyssey, most scholars believe the poems are products of a long oral tradition, potentially composed or compiled by multiple people rather than one individual.


Traditional View:
Ancient Greeks believed Homer was a real, blind itinerant poet from Ionia.

Modern Scholarship:
Many experts argue that the extensive, formulaic nature of the poems suggests they evolved over centuries of oral storytelling by many poets, not just one.

The Debate:
There is no definitive historical evidence proving his existence. Some argue "Homer" was a placeholder name for the tradition, while others hold that a single, foundational genius shaped the final narratives.

Alternative Theory:
Some scholars suggest the poems were written down later, possibly by a group of scholars in Athens or Alexandria, rather than by a single poet.

Ultimately, the existence of a single, historical person named Homer remains unproven