Homer

Homer praacheen Greece ke ek kavi maane jaate hain. Parampara ke anusaar 'Iliad' aur 'Odyssey' naam ke do prasiddh mahakaavya unki rachna hain, jo Europe ke saahitya ki sabse puraani aur prabhavshaali kritiyon mein gine jaate hain.

Homer ke jeevan ke baare mein pakki jaankari bahut kam hai. Praacheen kahaniyon mein unhe ek andhe kavi ke roop mein dikhaya gaya hai, lekin itihaaskaar is par ekmat nahi hain. Unke samay ko lekar bhi bahas hai; aam taur par in mahakaavyon ko kai sadi Isa Purv ka maana jaata hai. Kai vidwaan yeh bhi maante hain ki yeh kavitaayein lambe samay tak maukhik parampara mein gaayi jaati rahin aur baad mein likhit roop mein aayin, isliye 'Homer' ek vyakti the ya kai kaviyon ki parampara, yeh sawaal aaj bhi khula hai.

'Iliad' Troy ke yuddh ke ek hisse aur yoddha Achilles ke krodh ki kahani hai. 'Odyssey' yuddh ke baad raja Odysseus ki ghar, yaani Ithaca, lautne ki lambi aur kathin yatra ka varnan karti hai. Is yatra mein samudri toofan, rakshas, devta aur kai pareekshaayein aati hain, aur yeh kahani buddhi, dhairya aur parivaar ke prati vafadaari ka sandesh deti hai.

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