Ideals of Homer

Homeric Ideals were generated in Ancient Greece from the writings of the famous poet Homer (obviously). This means that the ideas of being praised for accomplishments in battle, being scorned for insults, and their sense of values were mostly mimicked from his epics. In his works he utilizes his main "heroes" as a tool to show his peers the importance of honesty and courtesy towards others. Homer was able to show the value of being a good person and to look down upon untrustworthiness, which was seen as a fundamental ideal in Western Civilization to this day.