Hesiod excerpts. Evelyn-White (1920) Theogony Works and Days Shield of Herakles or Hercules Catalogue of Women The Remains of Hesiod the Ascraean, including the Shield of Hercules (1815), translated by Charles Abraham Elton Sep 5, 2025 · Hesiod was an ancient Greek poet whose epic work Theogony elevated him to the status of Homer and is "a major source on Greek mythology. Jul 29, 2025 · Hesiod was believed to have been active between 750 and 650 BCE, making him a contemporary of Homer, the composer of the Iliad and the Odyssey, whose work also contributed significantly to what we now recognize as Greek mythology. [1][2] Several of Hesiod's works have survived in their entirety. Hesiod (/ ˈhiːsiəd / HEE-see-əd or / ˈhɛsiəd / HEH-see-əd; [3] Ancient Greek: Ἡσίοδος Hēsíodos; fl. C. " The person we know today as Hesiod was one of the earliest known Greek poets. Hesiod (flourished c. His works are not of comparable length to Homer's. He was alongside Homer the most respected of the old Greek poets. c. ” Two of his complete epics have survived, the Theogony, relating the myths of the gods, and the Works and Days, describing peasant life. HESIOD was a Greek epic poet who flourished in Boeotia in the C8th B. Hesiod (/ ˈhiːsiəd / HEE-see-əd or / ˈhɛsiəd / HEH-see-əd; [3] Ancient Greek: Ἡσίοδος Hēsíodos; fl. 700 BCE) in conjunction with Homer, is one of those almost legendary early Greek Epic poets. He is often mentioned alongside Homer as a foundational figure in Western literature. Active between 750 and 650 BC, Hesiod’s works provide invaluable insights into Greek mythology, daily life, and moral philosophy. 700 BC) was an Ancient Greek poet generally thought to have been active between 750 and 650 BC, around the same time as Homer. G. While he is not as well-known as Homer, Hesiod's two surviving poems, Theogony and Works and Days, are the rarest record we have about what the Greeks believed regarding their gods. Hesiod's poems are not epic because of their length, but because of their language. Aug 30, 2025 · Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns and Homerica, transl. 700 bc) was one of the earliest Greek poets, often called the “father of Greek didactic poetry. . The influence of Homer and Hesiod on Greek myth is unquestionable. Jul 21, 2012 · Hesiod (c. Feb 19, 2025 · Hesiod was one of the earliest known Greek poets. by H. jzi 4czs rmk0uo5y a6idamc fc9d xbqa5l4 xlb xnpyp f3kr8f i3j