Re: [SPAM] [tied] Re: On the origin of the Etruscans, Palmus

As you know, "Homer" is sometimes used in a collective
sense to mean whoever was involved in creating the
Iliad.
One might add that given that Homeros means "captive",
perhaps Homer (as one or more of the authors) was of
non-Greek origin and spoke an Anatolian language


--- P&G <G.and.P@...> wrote:

> >Homer may
> >just have used an interesting name, without respect
> of historical
> >fact. (Homer probably lived near Lydia, so he must
> have known many
> >Lydian names.)
>
> Homer is at the end of a process of epic-writing,
> not the commencement of
> it. It is highly unlikely that he invented any of
> the names.
>
> Peter
>

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