CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., April 7, 2014 â Enjoy signature items from 12 Cape Girardeau restaurants and businesses participating in the âTaste of Capeâ restaurant hop, benefitting Southeast Missouri State Universityâs Department of Theatre and Dance Tuesday, April 22.
That there was an epic poet called Homer and that he played the primary part in shaping the Iliad and the Odysseyâso much may be said to be probable. If this assumption is accepted, then Homer must assuredly be one of the greatest of the worldâs literary artists.
The Iliad is another example of an epic poem. The Iliad, and its companion work The Odyssey, were probably based on real life events that occurred in ancient Greece. Homer, a Greek writer, is usually credited with writing both epic poems. The Iliad begins with a love story.pic Poetry. An epic poem is a long, narrative poem that is usually about heroic deeds and events that are significant to the culture of the poet. Many ancient writers used epic poetry to tell tales of intense adventures and heroic feats.