Question

Why do many modern scholars believe the epics attributed to Homer are based on oral legends?

Answer 1

Modern scholars believe the Iliad and the Odyssey are based on oral legends, but the epics are often attributed to a storyteller named Homer. We have only a few clues about who Homer might have been. Herodotus was a Greek writer who lived in the fifth century before the Common Er

Answer 2

Modern scholars believe the Iliad and the Odyssey are based on oral legends, but the epics are often attributed to a storyteller named Homer. ... There are only a few clues about who Homer might have been. Herodotus was a Greek writer who lived in the fifth century before the Common Era