"My current project is to create a website from scratch that contains a self-created epic poem."
Hi Steven,
Here is a link to a Gale eBook source with some handy background and analysis on Homer and his epic poems, just in case you need it to expound on your influences for your project.
https://saintleo.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=GVRL&sw=w&u=sain11218&v=2.1&it=etoc&id=GALE%7C9780805746419&sid=bookmark-GVRL