Homeric
adjective
of, relating to, or suggestive of Homer or his poetry.
post-Homeric
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a word derived from
Homeric.
Example Sentences
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Pylos is typical of the places you encounter on a cruise like this one, where every site has innumerable strata of history; we were always encouraged to explore these post-Homeric layers.
From Slate ● Apr. 8, 2012
His example consecrated the abnormal post-Homeric vices of Greece.
From Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Andrew Lang
The practice of poets or rhapsodists contending for the prize at the great religious festivals is of considerable antiquity, though apparently post-Homeric.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various
Moreover, the language in several places exhibits traces of post-Homeric date.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various
The story of his emigration is post-Homeric, and set forth in its fullest development by Virgil in the Aeneid.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
