Ben Bova hypothesized that Homer was actually describing early siege towers, but given the veracity of many mundane parts of the story it seems unlikely.
That is so, but my understanding was that those later stories tie back to a lost epic (Iliupersis) that, while not officially attributed to Homer, was being sung contemporaneously with the other stories of the Trojan war cycle.
I was disappointed the horse wasn't real
Ben Bova hypothesized that Homer was actually describing early siege towers, but given the veracity of many mundane parts of the story it seems unlikely.
I have also heard it described as a boat.
How do you know? It was mentioned by Homer, wasn't it?
At least not in the Iliad though it gets short mentions in the Odyssey.
Most of what we know of it appeared in non-Homeric stories and most famously (nowadays) in Virgil.
That is so, but my understanding was that those later stories tie back to a lost epic (Iliupersis) that, while not officially attributed to Homer, was being sung contemporaneously with the other stories of the Trojan war cycle.
I don't just online consensus. Need to simulate the universe's particles and rewind time like that show Devs to witness it myself.
We don't even know if Homer was real. XD
I’ve seen it fairly convincingly argued that he wasn’t!