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Similarly one may ask, is the Iliad a tragedy?
Epic Poetry, Tragedy, War Drama The Homeric poems (the Iliad and the Odyssey)are epic, because our concept of epic comes from Homeric poems.Because most of the Iliad depicts battles in the Trojan War,it also falls into the category of War Drama.
Additionally, is Odysseus a tragic hero?
Odysseus is considered an epic hero forhis role as King of Ithaca, his participation in the war, and hisjourney home. Tragic flaw: Because the hero is notsolely divine, his tragic flaw stems from the fact that heis human. Odysseus's hubris, excessive pride, caused himgreat trouble along the way.
A True Story, written by Lucian of Samosata inthe 2nd century AD, is a satire on the Odyssey and onancient travel tales, describing a journey sailing westward, beyondthe Pillars of Hercules and to the Moon, thefirst known text that could be called science fiction.