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De rerum natura  displays a particular closeness to the Homeric epics on various levels: in language, in arguments, and in the selection of examples. This closeness clearly goes beyond similarities arising from the affinity as determined by genre. Further, a couple of passages are veritable translations from the  Iliad  resp. the  Odyssey . There, the attitude towards the pretext becomes especially clear. It ranges from acknowledgement to rejection and in some instances is brought about through the use of allegory. This attitude of criticism and affinity at the same time can be observed in two passages of  De rerum natura  that are prominent due to their position: the beginning and the end allude to the plot of the  Iliad . This should be read as an indication that Lucretius understood his didactic poem as an invitation to read the Homeric epics philosophically.

Homerus sceptra potitus (Lucr. 3,1037–1038). De rerum natura als Hinführung zur Homerlektüre?