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Ags2000 · 02-27-2003, 12:42 AM

In my mom's class, her kids are required to do a research paper on an author and one of mom's kids wants to do it on Homer. Mom can't think of his real name, does anybody have any idea?

thanks

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Lynn · 02-27-2003, 01:52 AM

Are you talking about the Homer who wrote the Iliad? I'm pretty sure his name was simply Homer. I don't think he went by another name.

Liza · 02-27-2003, 02:01 PM

Yeah, Homer is his name; at least that's what he's known as. If there's more to his name it's disappeared long ago.

Good luck to the kid finding info on the guy - we're talking ancient Greece here. It might be easier to do a more modern writer - like Shakespeare!

vienna waits · 02-27-2003, 04:39 PM

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Originally posted by Liza
Good luck to the kid finding info on the guy -

yeah and any info found would just be part of mythology so it isn't neccesarily true.. he also wrote the oddysey.

Georgia's on my Mind · 02-27-2003, 04:41 PM

I had to do a research paper on him a few years ago, one source i found actually said "Homer" was a woman...

dawsongirl · 02-27-2003, 07:06 PM

I always thought Homer was his only name. At least no one told me any different.

White_Daisy · 02-27-2003, 07:49 PM

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Originally posted by Georgia's on my Mind
I had to do a research paper on him a few years ago, one source i found actually said "Homer" was a woman...

A woman?!?! What source was this?!?!

02-27-2003, 12:42 AM	#1
Ags2000 Red 2/13/90 -1/5/06 Forum Veteran Join Date: May 02, 2001 Location: Candyland Posts: 5,544	English majors etc... In my mom's class, her kids are required to do a research paper on an author and one of mom's kids wants to do it on Homer. Mom can't think of his real name, does anybody have any idea? thanks D

02-27-2003, 01:52 AM	#2
Lynn Member Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 07, 2001 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 744	Are you talking about the Homer who wrote the Iliad? I'm pretty sure his name was simply Homer. I don't think he went by another name.

02-27-2003, 02:01 PM	#3
Liza BestYearsofOurLives Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 24, 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 6,537	Yeah, Homer is his name; at least that's what he's known as. If there's more to his name it's disappeared long ago. Good luck to the kid finding info on the guy - we're talking ancient Greece here. It might be easier to do a more modern writer - like Shakespeare!

02-27-2003, 04:41 PM	#5
Georgia's on my Mind Senior Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Aug 19, 2001 Posts: 25,054	I had to do a research paper on him a few years ago, one source i found actually said "Homer" was a woman...

02-27-2003, 07:06 PM	#6
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	I always thought Homer was his only name. At least no one told me any different.