| 018 | Was it likely that “story tellers” of the first century had a better memory for detail than twenty-first century people who rely on “prompts”? |
| 018 | A factor to take into consideration here was the reliance on memory rather than writing for the dissemination and passing on of stories. | Gregory R Crane, editor-in-chief, “Identity of Homer and Greek Oral Poetry,” (Medford: Tufts University, Perseus Digital Library, 2013). |