 The taste for the Old Testament is a touchstone of 'greatness' and 'smallness'.”

Ancient Greek society placed considerable emphasis upon literature.Many authors consider the western literary tradition to have begun with the epic poems "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey", which remain giants in the literary canon for their skillful and vivid depictions of war and peace, honor and disgrace, love and hatred.Notable among later Greek poets was Sappho, who defined, in many ways, lyric poetry as a genre.