Homer (10th-9th c. BC?)

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Homer (10th-9th c. BC?) Iliad Odyssey Earliest
records of works are from 8th c. BC
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Trojan War, c. 1200 BC? Paris of
Troy Helen Menelaus of Sparta Odysseus of
Ithaca
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Odyssey, Book 11
Odysseus has been sent to Underworld
by sorceress Circe to consult ghost of
seer Tiresias on how Odysseus can get
home Story is told retrospectively by
Odysseus while at the court of Alcinous, king
of the Phaeacians
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Arabian Nights/1001 Nights
Collection of Middle Eastern folk tales Earliest
versions (9th c.) Hazar Afsana (Persian, 1000
Tales) and Alf Layla (Arabic, 1000
Nights) Named changed to Alf Layla wa Layla
(1001 Nights), probably in 12th c. Last
definitely genuine additions in 16th c.
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Shahrazad, who tells unfinished stories
every night to keep her husband/king
from executing her! Story based on
Indian folktale 1001 Nights influenced by
traditions from India, Persia, Arabia, ancient
Egypt, Turkish Asia Minor, Jewish
diaspora, Mesopotamia and more
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The Tale of Bulukiya
Influenced by the Epic of Gilgamesh? Story
within story told by Yamlika, Queen of Serpents,
to a woodcutter named Hasib Jewish king Bulukiya
on quest to find ring of Sulaiman (Solomon) with
advisor Affan Yamlika provides them with plant
juice that enables them to cross Seven Seas
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The Tale of Bulukiya
Bulukiya and Affan cross Seven Seas,
having adventures on the way. They come to
the tomb of Sulaiman but fail to obtain
ring because Bulukiya mispronounces spell meant
to enable Affan to take ring. Affan is
killed Bulukiya encounters party of jinn
(genies) who introduce him to their king. He
learns about origin of jinn and is then
transported home