Homeric Greek

Homeric Greek
Homeric Greek
Language family	Indo-European Hellenic Ancient Greek Ionic Greek Homeric Greek; ; ; ;
Early form	Proto-Greek
Writing system	Greek alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Linguist List	grc-hom

Homeric Greek is the form of the Greek language that was used in the Iliad, Odyssey, and Homeric Hymns. It is a literary dialect of Ancient Greek consisting mainly of Ionic, with some Aeolic forms, a few from Arcadocypriot, and a written form influenced by Attic.^[1] It was later named Epic Greek because it was used as the language of epic poetry, typically in dactylic hexameter, by poets such as Hesiod and Theognis of Megara. Compositions in Epic Greek may date from as late as the 5th century CE, and it only fell out of use by the end of classical antiquity.

Homeric Greek
Language family	Indo-European Hellenic Ancient Greek Ionic Greek Homeric Greek
Early form	Proto-Greek
Writing system	Greek alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Linguist List	`grc-hom`