User blog comment:Dark Cyan/Cyan's Rap Battles of Literature 13: Victor Hugo vs Leo Tolstoy/@comment-5412428-20150705232843/@comment-5264252-20150713184528

Some authors are influential, but Homer and Dante are two of the most influential that are still so hugely well-known in modern culture, plus both wrote epics, which not every influential author writes. And Dante vs Virgil makes for a fun semi-rivalry battle, but Virgil isn't anywhere near Homer's level of notability.