The Homeric epics were written down at some point by someone.
Evidence
There is, however, one problem that Parry raised but did not solve: Homer may or may not have been as illiterate as his forerunners, but at some time the Iliad and the Odyssey were written down. — Homer; Robert Fagles; Bernard Knox, The Odyssey, 48
Related
- Homer’s epics record a song rather than being pure spontaneity (similarity 0.79)
- Homer’s poetry derives its speed and energy from oral performance (similarity 0.78)