# Homer

Based in [Chios, North Aegean, اليونان](https://localbooks.app/places/gr/north-aegean/chios)

Homer is the name the ancient Greeks gave to the poet of the Iliad and the Odyssey, composed around the eighth century BC from a long tradition of oral storytelling. Several islands and cities, Chios among them, claimed to be his birthplace.

## Books (2)

- [The Iliad](https://localbooks.app/books/the-iliad)
- [The Odyssey](https://localbooks.app/books/the-odyssey)

Canonical: https://localbooks.app/authors/homer
JSON: https://localbooks.app/api/v1/authors/homer