whiCh oF thE Following, iF truE, BEst ComplEtEs thE pAssAgE BElow
thE trADitionAl viEw oF homEr is thAt oF A BlinD BArD who wrotE Down thE EpiC poEms known As thE iliAD AnD thE oDyssEy in thE Eighth CEnturyB、
C、E、wE know now, howEvEr, thAt this piCturE CAnnot BE truE. thE lAnguAgE usED in thE EpiC poEms ContAins ElEmEnts oF thE grEEk lAnguAgE DAting From thE twElFth to thE Eighth CEnturiEsB、
C、E、, But thE grEEk writing systEm wAs not DEvElopED until thE lAtE sEvEnth CEntury, whEn it wAs usED to rECorD ClEriCAl notEs.A、morE ACCurAtE stAtEmEnt rEgArDing homEr, thErEForE, is thAt, iF hE ExistED, hE most likEly
A、wrotE thE poEms Down in thE FiFth CEnturyB、
C、E、, using A prE-Existing orAl trADition oF grEEk EpiC poEtry.
B、wAs involvED in thE rECorDing oF ClEriCAl notEs in grEEk in thE sEvEnth CEntury.
C、ComposED thE poEms orAlly in thE Eighth CEntury AnD thEn DiCtAtED thEm to A sCriBE in thE lAtE sEvEnth CEntury.
D、ComposED thE poEms orAlly in thE twElFth CEntury, using A prEDECEssor oF thE grEEk lAnguAgE.
E、ComposED thE poEms orAlly in thE Eighth CEntury, using ElEmEnts oF prE-Existing grEEk EpiC poEtry.