# Homer — Discourses character guide

> Homer in Discourses by Epictetus.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0004-i-of-the-things-which-are-in-our-power-and-not-in-our-power

## Who they are

Epic poet, frequently quoted as an authority on human nature.

## In the story

### [XIX: Against Those Who Embrace Philosophical Opinions Only in Words](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/discourses_se/chapters/xix-against-those-who-embrace-philosophical-opinions-only-in-words)

Quoted for the line about the wind from Ilium, used as an example of mere storytelling without personal conviction.

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