Although some characters in Homer's poems were depicted to be cremated in the Mycenaean Age, this could not have really happened because ________.

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Mycenaeans were known to bury their dead in tholos tombs, and there is no evidence of widespread cremation practices during the Mycenaean Age. Therefore, the depiction of characters being cremated in Homer's poems is likely a poetic license or a reflection of customs in a later period.

Although Some Characters in Homer's Poems Were Depicted to Be