Question

Who was associated with Iliad and Odyssey?

• A. Homer
• B. Eratosthenes
• C. Ptolemy
• D. Strabo

Hint:

Remember these Greek scholars: \[ \boxed{ \begin{aligned} \text{Homer} &\rightarrow \textit{Iliad},\ \textit{Odyssey}, \text{Eratosthenes} &\rightarrow \text{Father of Geography}, \text{Strabo} &\rightarrow \textit{Geographica}, \text{Ptolemy} &\rightarrow \textit{Geographia}. \end{aligned} } \] Mnemonic: “Homer wrote the heroic epics.”

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Concept: The Iliad and the Odyssey are the two great epic poems of ancient Greece, traditionally attributed to the poet Homer.

Step 1: Identify the author. The author traditionally associated with these epics is \[ \boxed{\text{Homer}} \]

Step 2: Eliminate the incorrect options. \[ \begin{aligned} A. &\ \text{Homer} \rightarrow \text{Author of the }\textit{Iliad}\text{ and }\textit{Odyssey}.\checkmark B. &\ \text{Eratosthenes} \rightarrow \text{Greek geographer known for measuring the Earth's circumference.} C. &\ \text{Ptolemy} \rightarrow \text{Author of }\textit{Geographia}. D. &\ \text{Strabo} \rightarrow \text{Greek geographer and historian.} \end{aligned} \] Hence, \[ \boxed{\text{(A)}} \]