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Homer was an ancient Greek poet known for his epics, the Odyssey and the Iliad.
荷马是一位古希腊诗人，以史诗《奥德赛》和《伊利亚特》闻名于世。
The stories are some of the earliest foundations of European literature.
荷马的史诗是欧洲文学最早的基石。
However, historians know very little about Homer himself.
然而，历史学家对荷马本人知之甚少。
The dialect of the original texts makes it likely that he was born in Ionia, which is now in Turkey.
从原始诗作所用的方言来看，他很可能出生在爱奥尼亚，也就是现在的土耳其境内。
His birth year is hard to determine because he lived before time was commonly documented.
他的出生年份很难确定，因为他生活在时间被普遍记载之前。
Historically, many artists and writers have depicted him as blind, but there is little evidence of this.
历史上，许多艺术家和作家都说他是盲人，但几乎没有证据能证明这一点。
There is even debate about whether Homer existed at all.
甚至有人质疑荷马是否存在。
Some people believe that the Odyssey and the Iliad were written by two different people using the same pseudonym.
有些人认为《奥德赛》和《伊利亚特》是两个不同的人用同一个笔名写的。
Some others believe that Homer simply compiled stories from oral traditions.
还有一些人认为，荷马只是汇编了那些口口相传故事。
