Copy of Homer bust from 2nd century BC and bronze statuette describing the poet playing lyre. In academic world, it is accepted that the Greeks obtained writing from Phoenicians (who came from East Mediterranean) around 8th century BC, when the "dark ages" (around 1100-800 BC) after Trojan War finished, and after that they transcribed the epics. Homer, who were master of both oral and written tradition, transcribed his epics and both he and his works became immortal. It is also generally accepted by researchers that Homer had been raised through oral tradition and learned writing only in the later episodes of his life. It is almost certain that he had a huge contribution to the refining of the writing in the east Ionia. In the last episodes of his lifetime, when oral and written tradition interconnect, it is said that he transcribed (or let to transcribe) his works with papyrus rolls. Although we don't how the transcription exactly happened, since the epics consists of 24 sections, it gives us the idea that it is written with the papyrus technique, with which the writing begins from left going down. 200 years later after Homer, his works are copied in enormous quantity, and this helped to broaden the influence of his epics.
