In one permutation of the mirror universe in which the Terran Empire survived well into the 24th century, Homer was a Terran writer who lived during the 8th century BC. In 2367, the Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the primary universe examined Homer's work using the ISS Enterprise-D's literary database. It was largely similar to that of his primary universe counterpart. However, in the scene of the Iliad in which King Priam of Troy begged Achilles to return his son Hector's body to him for burial, Achilles killed Priam in cold blood rather than returning Hector's body and allowing the funeral to take place. (TNG novel: Dark Mirror)