Hesiod

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Beautiful Pandora is sent to earth by Zeus along with a box. Zeus gave Pandora one simple instruction—never, never open the box. After a while curiosity got the best of Pandora and she opened the box releasing sickness, sadness, and other afflictions...

Hesiod was an ancient Greek poet, thought by scholars to have been active between 750 and 650 BC. Hesiod’s ‘Theogony’ is a poem describing the origins and genealogies of the Greek gods. It was sourced from various local traditions about the gods,...

Theogony and Works and Days

Theogony and Works and Days

Theogony & Works and Days by Hesiod are foundational texts of ancient Greek literature, offering a powerful blend of myth, morality, and early philosophical thought.In Theogony, Hesiod presents the first systematic account of Greek mythology, tracing...

‘The Works and Days’ is a didactic poem of some 800 lines composed by the ancient Greek poet Hesiod. The poem deals with daily life and work, interwoven with allegory, fable and personal history. It also serves as a farmer's almanac, through which...

Works and Days, The Theogony, and The Shield of Heracles

Works and Days, The Theogony, and The Shield of Heracles

Works and Days provides advice on agrarian matters and personal conduct. The Theogony explains the ancestry of the gods. The Shield of Heracles is the adventure of Heracles accepting an enemy's challenge to fight. - Summary by Arthur Krolman Author -...