Homeric (disambiguation)

Homeric is an adjective meaning of, relating to, or characteristic of Homer.

Homeric can also refer to:

  • Homeric Greek, a form of Ancient Greek employed by Homer
  • RMS Homeric (1922), White Star Line ship originally known as Columbus (1913)
  • SS Homeric, a Home Lines ship renamed in 1953 from the original SS Mariposa (1931)
  • MS Homeric, built 1986 (renamed MS Westerdam in 1988).
  • Homeric simile, a long and descriptive simile common in Homer.
  • Homeric Hymns, a set of hymns once attributed to Homer but now named “Homeric” because of similarities in meter, formulas, and dialect.

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