The Illiad is a poem, dealing with mythical hellenist dieties
Yes and the OT deals with a mythical Hebraic deity, your point?
and is not older than the OT
Dead Sea Scrolls dated to no earlier than the second century BCE
its dating is without any substantiation
You sure about that?
An outline of Greek History including possible dates for the original writings of Homer
Wikipedia pagedetailing the pottery of ancient Greece, many pieces of which depict events described in Homer's writings (which do not prove the events to be true, but merely provide evidence for when the tales were written).
Page outlining Greek playwrights whose works are dated to the 5th and 6th centuries BCE and use Homer's writings and other Greek myths as plot points and backdrop.
Socrates and Plato (and other ancient Greek philosophers) spoke about (and against) the prevailing myths of the day (including those written by Homer since they are
mentioned by name which indicates that they were prevalent in society and, in the case of the epic poems at least, written down.
with no hard-copy
Schoyen collection of Hesiod texts
Columbia University site with links to ancient papyri texts, including ancient Greek texts.
It does not site verifiable items.
I never said they do, but the historicity of some of the events (the Trojan War, for example) described (but not necessarily the details) have been shown to have some possible basis in truth (i.e. an embellishment of events happening centuries before which have turned into fanciful legends depicting divine beings and divine happenings).
So, again, what is the difference between the written legends and "histories" of the ancient Greeks and the written legends and "histories"of the ancient Hebrews?