Latin and Greek texts

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I am curious if there are any good Latin versions of some of the Greek works, a Latin Illiad?, or the Homeric Hymns (my favorite) perhaps? The Roman writers seemed to be knowledgable with Greek, so did any translate these works, or was one simply expected to learn Greek back then?

Ok, maybe I should have went for Greek first, but I am enjoying Latin and thought it would be interesting if there were such versions. Are there other Latin myth writers besides Ovid and Vergil?

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I found this about the Iliad in latin.

Groet,
Adelheid

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Through the university’s online accounts, I see a book Omerou Ilias, from 1686 with latin on one side and greek on the right. It’s scanned in, and not too pleasant on the eyes. I’m fairly sure the link above will not work if you are not accessing from a subscribing university, though.

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I know somebody whose Latin class required reading some Homer in Latin. I don’t know the details.

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You can find a large part of the Iliad translated into Latin [u]here[/u].

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Thanks for the suggestions, I will look into them.