Which do modern experts believe to be true of Homer? A.
He was the sole inventor of all the stories he told.

B.
He learned the stories he told from the Greek philosopher Socrates.

C.
He neither believed nor enjoyed the stories he told.

D.
He based the stories he told on other tales and legends of ancient Greece.

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Answer: The answer is D. He based the stories he told on other tales and legends of ancient Greece.Homer wrote about existing myths and legends, and in a different time from Socrates. C is something we don't really know and A is wrong since these mythologies existed before him.

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