Homer

This article addresses, in a few lines, some aspects of Homer’s life and poetical output, whose influence for building what we now call “Western culture” is only exceeded by that of the Gospels and the Bible as a whole. Especial emphasis is given to Christopher Columbus, whose extraordinary achievements as navigator had in Odysseus, one of the principal Homer’s characters, their source of inspiration. Last but not least, I thank my colleague Júlio Tadeu Carvalho da Silveira for the importante suggestions.

Keywords: Homer, Western Culture, Christopher Columbus, Dante Alighieri, literature.