Hesiod - Wikipedia
WebHesiod (/ ˈ h iː s i ə d / HEE-see-əd or / ˈ h ɛ s i ə d / HEH-see-əd; Greek: Ἡσίοδος Hēsíodos) was an ancient Greek poet generally thought to have been active between 750 and 650 BC, around the same time as Homer.
Hesiod | Ancient Greek Poet & Mythmaker | Britannica
WebHesiod (flourished c. 700 bc) was one of the earliest Greek poets, often called the “father of Greek didactic poetry.”. Two of his complete epics have survived, the Theogony, relating the myths of the gods, and the Works and Days, describing peasant life.
Hesiod - World History Encyclopedia
WebJul 21, 2012 · Definition. Hesiod (c. 700 BCE) in conjunction with Homer, is one of those almost legendary early Greek Epic poets. His works are not of comparable length to Homer's. Hesiod's poems are not epic because of …
Hesiod - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WebHesiod (Hesiodos, Ἡσίοδος) was an Ancient Greek poet. He is probably the second Greek poet whose work has survived; like Homer, his dates are not known for certain. As with Homer, there are numerous legends, none of which are supported by hard evidence. He may have lived around 700 BC in Askra in Boeotia, as a farmer.
Hesiod | Encyclopedia.com
WebMay 29, 2018 · The Greek poet Hesiod (active ca. 700 B.C.) was the first didactic poet in Europe and the first author of mainland Greece whose works are extant. His influence on later literature was basic and far-reaching. The facts about Hesiod are shrouded in myth and the obscurity of time; what we can say with certainty about him …
Theogony - Wikipedia
WebThe Theogony ( Greek: Θεογονία, Theogonía, [2] i.e. "the genealogy or birth of the gods " [3]) is a poem by Hesiod (8th–7th century BC) describing the origins and genealogies of the Greek gods, composed c. 730–700 BC. [4] It is written in the Epic dialect of Ancient Greek and contains 1022 lines.
The Greek Epic Poet Hesiod - ThoughtCo
WebSep 23, 2018 · The Greek Epic Poet Hesiod. Greek / Getty Images. By. N.S. Gill. Updated on September 23, 2018. Hesiod and Homer both composed important, famous epic poems. The two are also called the first great writers of Greek literature, having written during Greece's Archaic Age.
Works and Days - Wikipedia
WebWorks and Days ( Ancient Greek: Ἔργα καὶ Ἡμέραι, romanized : Érga kaì Hēmérai) [a] is a didactic poem written by ancient Greek poet Hesiod around 700 BC. It is in dactylic hexameter and contains 828 lines. At its center, the Works and Days is a farmer's almanac in which Hesiod instructs his brother Perses in the agricultural arts.
Hesiod on the Birth of the Gods - World History Encyclopedia
WebJan 18, 2012 · The Greek poet Hesiod (c. 700 BCE) is most famous for his works Theogony and Works and Days. In this passage from Theogony, Hesiod relates the birth of the gods from cosmic Chaos and follows the lineage through the great Zeus, King of the Olympian gods, worshipped by Hesiod's contemporaries:
Hesiod - New World Encyclopedia
WebHesiod ( Hesiodos, Ἡσίοδος) was an early Greek poet and rhapsode who lived around 700 B.C.E. Often cited alongside his close contemporary Homer, Hesiod is one of the oldest poets in the Western canon, and the primary poet of the pastoral tradition. He is also the first poet to write didactic, or instructional, verses.
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