The book by the greatest expert on antiquity A. F. Losev is a fundamental study of the ancient Greek epic, associated throughout world culture with the name of the blind and wise singer Homer. “He, like a sorcerer, turns everything into pearls, And forever pleases, and forever admires. Animation lives in his poems..." A thorough knowledge of the history of the Homeric question, a brilliant interpretation of the text - these are just some of the distinctive features of A. F. Losev's work, which has no analogues either here or abroad. The new edition of the book will undoubtedly attract the attention of both specialists and the widest range of readers in the humanities.[Adapted for AlReader]