Homeric
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It all has to be at least a little galling for the English teachers and Homeric scholars who have long tried to get students to appreciate the material like they do.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
It’s a Homeric voyage, if Homer were familiar with the complicated system of roadways and toll stations that is the New Jersey Turnpike.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2026
But like the Homeric Greek hero it was named after, the lander has not had an easy journey with a neat happy ending.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2024
As you can see, it is a Homeric list.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2022
The first story about the creation of the narcissus is told only in an early Homeric Hymn of the seventh or eighth century, the second I have taken from Ovid.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
