What is the primary mode of transmission believed to have been used for Homer's poems?
Oral transmission
Written scrolls
Stone inscriptions
Papyrus scrolls
Answer
Most researchers believe that Homer's epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey, were originally transmitted orally. This means that the poems were passed down through generations by word of mouth before eventually being written down.
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