8th-century BC Greek poets

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

ancient Greek poet

ancient Greek poet

ancient Greek poet

Greek epic poet

ancient Greek poet

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.

ancient Greek epic poets