event · EVT-HOMERIC-ODYSSEY-COMPOSITION
Composition of the Odyssey in approximately its surviving epic form
The Odyssey is generally placed in the eighth century BCE, centuries after the traditional setting of the Trojan War and heroic returns.
What is the evidence?
observation
The Odyssey is generally placed in the eighth century BCE, centuries after the traditional setting of the Trojan War and heroic returns.Review and provenance
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Chronology
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750 BCE–700 BCE
Precision: not specified
broad- informs · provides general composition date and subject
The Odyssey: The Story of Odysseus in the Ancient World — Ashmolean Museum
Event context
Classification
Event type: literary composition
Properties and assignments
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Homeric tradition
The body of epic traditions associated with the Iliad, Odyssey, and related Trojan-cycle material.
Why does this record have this property?
The work's eighth-century BCE composition must be separated from the much earlier traditional setting of Odysseus' return after Troy.
- The Odyssey: The Story of Odysseus in the Ancient World
supports assignment and date
Evidence and sources
- informs · provides general composition date and subject
The Odyssey: The Story of Odysseus in the Ancient World — Ashmolean Museum