Hesiod

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Hesiod (Hesiodos, Ἡσίοδος), was an Ancient Greek poet and rhapsode. He presumably lived around 700 BC in Askra? in Boeotia, as a farmer. Today his writings are one of the main sources for Greek mythology, and everyday life in Ancient Greece, such as farming techniques, astronomy and ancient time-keeping.

[edit] Works

  • Works and Days
  • Theogony
  • Catalogue of Women (or Eoiae)
  • The Shield of Heracles
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