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Who wrote the epic poem, The Odyssey?

  1. Homer

  2. Aristophanes

  3. Euripides

  4. Thucydides

The correct answer is: Homer

The epic poem, The Odyssey, is one of the two major ancient Greek poems attributed to the poet Homer, therefore the correct answer is A. While Aristophanes, Euripides, and Thucydides were all notable Greek writers from the same time period, they did not write The Odyssey. It is important to note that while some scholars debate the authorship of The Odyssey, most agree that it was written by Homer.