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Why do many scholars believe the epics attributed to Homer are based on oral legends?

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  1. 20 July, 19:41
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    Homer's epics exhibit a number of characteristics which betray that they could have been based on oral legends. The structure and vocabulary of Iliad and Odyssey show many examples of phases typical of Greek Oral tradition. Additional argument for this is also that oral stories were a major part of Greet culture at the time, and it is very likely that Homer was influenced by them.
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