Together with Homer, who lived perhaps 50 years earlier, Hesiod is often considered a pioneer of early Greek literature. Two major works by him are extant. One is his Theogony, or Birth of the Gods, which describes the world’s creation and the origins of the Olympian gods and lesser deities. The other is called Works and Days, a kind of farmer’s almanac laced with practical advice on how to live a good life through honest work.
David Sacks, Encyclopedia of the Ancient Greek World, rev. ed., rev. Lisa R. Brody (New York: Facts On File, 2005), 155.
About Hesiod
Together with Homer, who lived perhaps 50 years earlier, Hesiod is often considered a pioneer of early Greek literature. Two major works by him are extant. One is his Theogony, or Birth of the Gods, which describes the world’s creation and the origins of the Olympian gods and lesser deities. The other is called Works and Days, a kind of farmer’s almanac laced with practical advice on how to live a good life through honest work.
David Sacks, Encyclopedia of the Ancient Greek World, rev. ed., rev. Lisa R. Brody (New York: Facts On File, 2005), 155.
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