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Homer
Homer (; , ; possibly born ) was an ancient Greek poet who is widely credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Although his life and authorship remain obscure, Homer was highly revered in ancient Greek society and is considered one of the most influential authors in history.

Hesiod
Hesiod ( or ; Hēsíodos; ) was an Ancient Greek poet generally thought to have been active between 750 and 650 BC, around the same time as Homer.
Arctinus of Miletus
ancient Greek poet

Eumelus of Corinth
ancient Greek poet
Cinaethon of Sparta
ancient Greek poet
Creophylus of Samos
Greek epic poet

Antimachus of Teos
ancient Greek poet
Agias
Agias or Hagias () of Troezen () was an ancient Greek poet celebrated in antiquity as the author of Nostoi (), an epic poem in five books on the history of the return of the Achaean heroes from Troy, which began with the cause of the misfortunes which befell the Achaeans on their way home and after their arrival, that is, with the outrage committed upon Cassandra and the Palladium; and the whole poem filled up the space which was left between the work of the poet Arctinus and the Odyssey.
Cyclic Poets
ancient Greek epic poets