The book of the greatest connoisseur of antiquity A.F. Losev is a fundamental study of the ancient Greek epic, associated throughout world culture with the name of the blind and wise singer Homer. Thorough knowledge of the Homer question, a brilliant interpretation of the text are just some of the distinctive features of the work of A.F. Losev, which has no analogues either here or abroad. The new edition of the book will undoubtedly attract the attention of both specialists and the widest circle of humanities readers.