Homeric

Example Sentences

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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

In Ari Aster’s new film “ Beau is Afraid,” Joaquin Phoenix plays an anxious man in a rotten world who goes on a wildly weird journey, both Homeric and Oedipal, to his mother’s home.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2023

They aren’t exactly Homeric dactyls, but they seem intended to mirror that ancient literary form, and they give “Everyday Life” an easily digestible if slightly pretentious rhythm.

From Washington Post • Oct. 20, 2022

The Homeric paradise that inspired Moussa is also the place where Beethoven’s symphony is headed.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2022

“I fancy a bit of the Homeric way.”

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray