Homer's most important contribution to Greek culture was to provide a common set of values that enshrined the Greeks' own ideas about themselves. His poems provided a fixed model of heroism ...

Legend has it that the island of Ios, Greece was where Homer took his last breath and that now he lies in his tomb on a hill ...

Is there any evidence that the Odyssey is based on real events, or is it just a fictional story invented by Homer?

The festival is facilitated by Dr. Christopher Gribbin who talks to SBS Greek. 'One of the things that I really like about Homer’s works is that they are both very contemporary and also very ...