This unity is shown especially by the – so to speak – finalistic conception of both works, whereby all the parts, all the episodes, although here and there relaxed or marked by traces of imperfection and by residues of various eras,...
The person of Homer, although not at all to be considered as a pure and simple symbol, inexorably vanishes into the mists of legend. This does not mean, however, except that he is prior to the first limit in which historical,...
The city of Athens probably got its name from the patron goddess Athena. However, this could also have been the other way around. The exact origin of the name has not yet been clarified. Only one legend has survived, according to...