chorizont

noun

1. One who challenges a widely held assumption of authorship for a major work, especially one who believes that the Iliad and the Odyssey were not written by Homer.

   This passage was used by van Leeuwen as evidence in his argument for different authorship of the Odyssey. Since this argument is given much weight by the chorizont Wilhelm Schmid, let us quote it in full:

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek χωρίζων (khōrízōn), present participle of χωρίζω (khōrízō, “to separate”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry chorizont (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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