False Homers

Debunking a number of ridiculous claims to the legacy of Homer by setting the stories of the Iliad and Odyssey all over the world.

Part of the beauty of the Homeric myths is the mystery behind the authorship. In modern times we tell the story of multiple “Homers” that all contributed to the tale we have today, but many ancient towns and cities claimed a single author of the Iliad as their own. In the Pro Archia, Cicero relates no less than four places¹ that called themselves the pro…