Further right of the bell curve than you just to win the silly semantics game you’re playing: if you’re calling it “The Illiad” and not “Ἰλιάς” you are defacto referring to the book titled “The Illiad” which is the English translation which indeed had a much more recent publication date than the original work.
Left end of the bell curve: wow signed first edition of the Illiad is so rare
Middle of the bell curve: haha she’s stupid because Homer is from ancient Greece
Right end of the bell curve: wow signed first edition of the Illiad is so rare
(The Illiad as a modern translated work can have multiple editions from an author)
Actual Right End: that’s not what you’d refer to as a first edition of The Illiad, unless you’re an idiot
Further right of the bell curve than you just to win the silly semantics game you’re playing: if you’re calling it “The Illiad” and not “Ἰλιάς” you are defacto referring to the book titled “The Illiad” which is the English translation which indeed had a much more recent publication date than the original work.
I can get you a signed edition of the Bible right now as long as you don’t care which company printed it or who signs it