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).
However, evidence points to multiple authors - not only in creating the story, but because when the Iliad and Odyssey were created, they did not have either the materials, or the men learned enough, to write them down.