The work of Homer has exerted a deep influence on the art and spirit of the western world. The picture shows a bust of the poet. Roman copy of a 5th century BC original. Munich, Glyptothek. Christopoulos, G. (ed.), Istoria tou Ellinikou Ethnous, vol. 2: Archaikos Ellinismos, Ekdotiki Athinon, Athens 1971, p. 160. © Glyptothek, Munich.
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