Homer (.. Ὅμηρος Homers ancient Greek c VIII century BC) is the name given to the ancient Greek bard who would traditionally credited with authorship of the major Greek epic poems - the Iliad and the Odyssey. From the Hellenistic period has been questioned whether the author of both epics was the same person, but previously there were only these questions but the Iliad and the Odyssey were considered actual historical accounts.