“Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another.”

— Homer · Wisdom quote

Ancient Greek poet · born c. 8th century BCE

Homer is the ancient Greek poet traditionally credited with the Iliad and the Odyssey, the founding epics of Western literature.

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