Homeridae — The Homeridae were a family, clan or professional lineage claiming descent from the legendary Greek epic poet Homer.The origin of the name seems obvious: in classical Greek the word should mean children of Homer . An analogous name, Asclepiadae … Wikipedia
Rhapsode — In classical Greece, in the fifth and fourth centuries BC and perhaps earlier, a rhapsode (ῥαψῳδός) was a professional performer of poetry, especially of epic poetry (notably the epics attributed to Homer) but also the wisdom and catalogue poetry … Wikipedia
homer — homer1 /hoh meuhr/, n. 1. Baseball. See home run. 2. See homing pigeon. v.i. 3. Baseball. to hit a home run: The catcher homered in the ninth with one on to take the game. [1865 70; HOME + ER1] homer2 … Universalium
Homer — /hoh meuhr/, n. 1. 9th century B.C. Greek epic poet: reputed author of the Iliad and Odyssey. 2. Winslow, 1836 1910, U.S. painter and illustrator. 3. a male given name. * * * flourished 9th or 8th century BC, Ionia? Greek poet, one of the… … Universalium
Homeric Question — The Homeric Question concerns the doubt and consequent debate over the identity of Homer, the authorship of the Iliad and Odyssey , and their historicity. It has its roots in classical antiquity and the scholarship of the Hellenistic period, but… … Wikipedia
Cynaethus — or Cinaethus (Κύναιθος or Κίναιθος) of Chios was a rhapsode, a member of the Homeridae, sometimes said to have composed the Homeric Hymn to Apollo. The main source of information on Cynaethus is a Scholium to Pindar s second Nemean ode.[1] This… … Wikipedia
Homer — This article is about the Greek poet Homer and the works attributed to him. For other meanings, see Homer (disambiguation). Homeric redirects here. For other uses, see Homeric (disambiguation). See also: English translations of Homer … Wikipedia
Homeric Hymns — The thirty three anonymous Homeric Hymns celebrating individual gods are a collection of ancient Greek hymns, Homeric in the sense that they employ the same epic meter dactylic hexameter as the Iliad and Odyssey , use many similar formulas and… … Wikipedia
Гомериды — ГОМЕРИДЫ. В древности Г. назывались почитатели Гомера или рапсоды (см.) вообще. На острове Хиосе название Г. носил род, считавший Гомера своим основоположником; члены этого рода были певцами поэм Гомера. Впоследствии словом Г. обозначались поэты … Литературная энциклопедия
Cuestión homérica — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda La llamada cuestión homérica se refiere al debate sobre la existencia del escritor griego Homero. Se refiere también a la discusión que se ha producido en torno a la verdadera identidad del autor de la Ilíada y la… … Wikipedia Español
