Homer and Greek mythology was certainly not obscure at the time! The influence was pervasive in Western art and literature throughout history. In the middle age

Homer and Greek mythology was certainly not obscure at the time! The influence was pervasive in Western art and literature throughout history. In the middle ages it was mostly known through Latin sources, but deeply influential nonetheless. From the renaissance and forward, Homer was generally recognized as the most important poet in history. Parry performed research into how Homer (understood as a tradition rather than a single person) composed his epic. I fail to see the connection to Peterson, who I admittedly only know of as a self-help guru.