1) The Iliad and the Odyssey are considered the origins of Western literature. 2) Greek tragedians took Homer’s characters and created plots of their own, just like today’s novels integrate myths with contemporary language. 3) Once reworked by Euripides, Aeschylus’s Oresteia strayed so much from the original that some consider it the real birth of fiction. 4) ‘Based on a true myth,’ we presume the book would warn readers were it printed today. 5) In addition to prestigious authors and poets from across the country, three writers from Sri Lanka will also take part in the event.