Homer's Blindness
‘The persuasion of a friend is a strong thing.’ This is one of the infamous quotes from the renowned epic poet Homer. He was supposedly one of the greatest epic poets of all time.The inspiring poet Homer was believed to be blind. It is not definite as to whether he was only partially or wholly blind. Homer was born around 800 BCE. To date, seven countries have claimed to be his birthplace, some of which include Ios, Greece, Turkey, and on the coast of Asia Minor, and many other places along the Mediterranean. Since there have been so many disputes as to whether Homer even existed, some people choose to believe that he was never real. He lived so long ago, much also remains unknown about Homer and his life, family, and education. His works