In the period of the Greeks, when Greeks used to rule over Britain, there were Dark Ages . The literature of that era was not prominent as most of the work was in oral form. They passed stories from generation to generation. So, most of the work was in oral form . They were polytheists , they believed in many gods and goddesses. This mythology is known as Greek mythology . There was no proper literature in written form. In society they are involved in wars, women played the role of peacemaker and the empire was cruel. There was chaos in the society. Although the literature was in oral form, there were some works and poets. Homer was the famous poet of that era. His renowned work was Illiad and Odyssey. It was heard that Homer was blind and most of his work was in oral form. In his poetry, Illiad emphasized the story of the Trojan War. The main characters were Hector, Paris, Hellen, and Achilles. This story was based on the beauty of Hellen. The most famous scene of this...
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