Homer (disambiguation)
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Homer is the name of several persons and characters:
- Homer, the legendary poet of Ancient Greece and supposed author of the Odyssey and the Iliad
- Homerism is the miming of scenes from Homer's epic, common in Roman pagan festivals.
- Homer Simpson, a fictional character in The Simpsons television cartoon
- Homer Simpson, a fictional character in The Day of the Locust
- Homer Simpson, a fictional character portrayed by Donald Sutherland in the 1975 film adaptation of the novel
- Homer Price, a fictional character in Homer Price and Centerburg Tales, children's books by Robert McCloskey
- Winslow Homer (1836-1910), an American painter
- Homer the Gooseis a goose that has represented the homeless in Austin, Texas, USA since 1988.
- Homer is the name of the corporate character of Home Depot.
- Homer Hickam, the aerospace engineer who was portrayed in October Sky.
Homer is the name of several places:
- in the United States:
- in England:
Homer may also be:
- A home run in the game of baseball
- Homer (unit), a unit of volume
- The NATO reporting name for the Soviet Mil Mi-12 helicopter
- The Homerweb search engine
- A homer may also be a baseball term for a fan who is so dedicated to his/her team that they defy logic.
- A piece of work done outside of normal working hours, normally cash-in-hand.
