It has been hypothesized that his name was back-extracted from the name of a society of poets called the Homeridae, which literally means "sons of hostages", i.e., descendants of prisoners of war.
Există o teorie cum că numele său ar fi provenit dintr-o societate poetică numită Homeridae, care tradus literal înseamnă "fiii ostaticilor", respectiv descendenții prizonierilor de război.