The epics of Homer, written during Greece's Archaic Period, gave form and substance to the gods of mythology, shaping Greek ...

I read Homer in High School. And slowly, in my college classes in ancient, medieval, and modern Greek history, I realized Homer’s epic poems were at the very core of Hellenic civilization. The more I ...

The oldest known written record of Homer’s epic poem “The Odyssey” may have been found at the ancient site of Olympia in Greece. Archaeologists found the clay tablet near the remains of Temple of Zeus ...

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Poetry – in ancient Greek poiesis, a process of making – can still cause a flutter in the birdcage of the muses. Nothing new under the sun there, so far as poets writing in Greek go. In his amusing ...

A quick pace, a brace of committed and funny guest actors, and a smidgen of heart combine to make “The Girl Code” an unassuming but above-average episode of The Simpsons. While the flaws therein are ...

A clip from Tipping Point has gone viral, in which a contestant confuses the Greek poet Homer with Homer Simpson. READ MORE: Every time The Simpsons predicted the future – ranked in order of weirdness ...

Homer Simpson’s favorite donut is the one covered in pink frosting and rainbow sprinkles. But what about a glazed one, or one ...