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Hesiod (/ ˈ h iː s i ə d / HEE-see-əd or / ˈ h ɛ s i ə d / HEH-see-əd; [3] 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. [4] [5]Several of Hesiod's works have survived in their entirety. Among these are Theogony, which tells the origins of the gods, their lineages ...
Hesiod's Theogony is a large-scale synthesis of a vast variety of local Greek traditions concerning the gods, organized as a narrative that tells how they came to be and how they established permanent control over the cosmos. It is the first known Greek mythical cosmogony.
Works 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.
Den Hesiod, Hêsiodos op griichesch, gebuer ëm 700 v. Chr., war e griichesche Poet deen als Bauer an Hiert a Böotien gelieft huet.
4 paź 2024 · 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.
24 mar 2024 · Hesiod's "Theogony," translated as "The Birth of the Gods," delves into the origins of the universe and the genealogy of the Greek gods. Written in epic verse, it begins with Chaos, the primordial void, and progresses through the emergence of the Titans, Cyclopes, and finally, the Olympian gods.
Hesiod (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.
