Information about the ancient Greek poet Homer

Homer is a brilliant blind Greek poet that has written the Iliad and the Odyssey. Homer's stories influence the time period of the Dark Ages, which were between 450 AD and 1080. He was born around 8th and 9th century BC. He was the son of Epikastes and Kallimachus. He wrote the story of the Trojan War in the Iliad by collecting parts from traveling bards. Homer affected Greek civilization by enlightening people to his own interpretations and the other people's interpretations. He told stories and epics that no one else could tell. His epics and different forms of work greatly added to how we think of ancient Greek mythology today. His effect on the modern civilization now has been huge. He is the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, and those are the books and epics we read today and depict the ancient Greek mythological creatures. Today we give lots of credit to Homer because of the fact that he was also blind. His effect on the modern world still influences more writers to write like he did and to tell his stories like he did.