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Meles Stream rock flume, pine trees, and Homer ancient rock niche.
Meles Stream Valley at İzmir, Birthplace of Epic Poet Homer (8th Century BC) and Cradle of Iliad and Odyssey

Historical event

MÖ 8. YüzyılIonia & AeolisA link to today

Composition of the Iliad and Odyssey by Epic Poet Homer along Meles Stream Valley (750 BC)

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Place, time and memory in one narrative.

Composition of Homer's Epics (750 BC) marks the creation of the foundational masterpieces of world literature in İzmir.

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Historical event · MÖ 8. Yüzyıl · A link to today · deniz-doga

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  • Ionia & Aeolis

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