Who knows this rare bard, the late poet Homer? A team of dedicated classicists at Northwestern University know him quite well and this project offers ample evidence of their abilities. Project editors Ahuvia Kahane and Martin Mueller have worked with others to create a multilayered database of works including the Iliad and the Odyssey in four separate erudite translations. Clicking on the Enter...

The Homeric Iliad and Odyssey are often read today, but that wasn't always the case. For hundreds of years these epic poems were performed orally, resulting in textual variations over time. This on-going project, courtesy of Harvard University's Center for Hellenic Studies (with the collaboration of numerous universities and other institutions) "views the full historical reality of the Homeric...