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EPISODE · Apr 1, 2026 · 10 MIN

The Riddle that Killed Homer

from History Shorts

He gave the world The Iliad and The Odyssey—epics that have endured for nearly three thousand years. But according to legend, Homer's life didn't end in triumph… it ended with a question he couldn't answer. The story goes that while traveling, Homer encountered a group of fishermen who posed a simple riddle. When he failed to solve it, the weight of that failure—whether from pride, frustration, or something deeper—proved too much to bear. SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast ADVERTISE: https://www.historyshortspodcast.com/advertise  LEARN MORE: https://www.historyshortspodcast.com/ SPONSORED BY: https://www.podcastrepublic.net/get-it-now 

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