Historical Examples. 1  The anise (Pimpinella anisum) is largely cultivated in Spain, where it is known as anis. 2  anise (anis; Pimpinella AnÄ«sum), an annual plant of the nat. 3  anis took up his position on the empty3013 earthen pot, and the grandma commenced a story to amuse the little children. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 Various. It was called Great Friday, and on that day such as entered the sanctuary of anis received plenary indulgence.
Confidence votes 580. The Iliad and the Odyssey are two epic poems written by Homer (Î¿Î¼Î·ÏÎ¿Ï) around the 9th century BC. They are two of the oldest recorded written works in history. The Iliad deals with a ten-year war between the Greeks and Trojans, called the Siege of Troy, (Ilion=Troy).
The Greek poet Homer was born sometime between the 12th and 8th centuries BC, possibly somewhere on the coast of Asia Minor. He is famous for the epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey, which have had an enormous effect on Western culture, but very little is known about their alleged author.Homer is a mystery.The Greek epic poet credited with the enduring epic tales of The Iliad and The Odyssey is an enigma insofar as actual facts of his life go.lthough very little is known about the life of Greek poet Homer, credited with being the first to write down the epic stories of The Iliad and The Odyssey, the impact of his tales continue to reverberate through Western culture.