Who was the ancient Gaelic warrior-bard considered by Napoleon and Thomas Jefferson to have been greater than Homer ?
Correct answer: D. Ossian
- A. Macpherson
- B. Merlin
- C. Decameron
- D. Ossian
Explanation
Ossian was the legendary Gaelic warrior-bard whose poems were presented in the eighteenth century through James Macpherson's alleged translations. Macpherson was the modern editor or author associated with the Ossian poems, not the ancient bard himself.
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