Hesiod - Wikipedia Hesiod ( ˈhiːsiəd HEE-see-əd or ˈhɛsiəd HEH-see-əd; [3] Ancient Greek: Ἡσίοδος Hēsíodos; fl c 700 BC) was an ancient Greek poet generally thought to have been active between 750 and 650 BC, around the same time as Homer [1][2] Several of Hesiod's works have survived in their entirety
Hesiod | Ancient Greek Poet Mythmaker | Britannica Hesiod 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 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 their length, but because of their language
Hesiod: The rarest and oldest surviving account about the ancient Greek . . . The person we know today as Hesiod was one of the earliest known Greek poets 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 - Encyclopedia. com 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
Perseus Encyclopedia, Hesiod Hesiod, along with Homer, typifies the earliest attested phases of Greek literature, although the poetry attributed to him can be explained as the culmination of a lengthy earlier period of evolution in oral traditions
The Greek Epic Poet Hesiod - ThoughtCo Hesiod was the second great Greek Epic poet He wrote "Theogony" and "Works and Days" and is considered central to the history of ancient Greece
Hesiod | Sacred Texts Archive Hesiod lived in the 8th century BCE, probably about the same time or shortly after Homer He refers to himself as a farmer in Boeotia, a region of central Greece, but other than that we know little His poetry codified the chronology and genealogy of the Greek myths
People | Hesiod Hesiod was an ancient Greek poet who lived around the 8th century BCE, roughly contemporary with Homer He is one of the earliest Greek poets whose works have survived to modern times Hesiod is known for his didactic poetry, which offers insights into Greek mythology, farming practices, and the poet's own life and beliefs