The Works and Days/Theogony

hesiod

The Works and Days and Theogony are two epic poems written by the ancient Greek poet Hesiod. These works are considered to be some of the earliest examples of Greek literature and provide important insights into Greek mythology, religion, and society.The Works and Days is a didactic poem that provides practical advice on farming, navigation, and other aspects of daily life. It also contains moral teachings and warnings against laziness, greed, and injustice. The poem is structured around the story of Prometheus and Pandora, and includes a detailed account of the myth of the five ages of man.The Theogony is a cosmogonic poem that recounts the creation of the world and the genealogy of the gods. It describes the rise of the Olympian gods, including Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, and Hades, and their conflicts with the Titans and other divine beings. The poem also includes a detailed account of the birth and deeds of the goddess Aphrodite.Together, these two works provide a comprehensive view of ancient Greek culture and mythology. They are widely studied and admired for their literary and historical significance, and continue to be read and appreciated by scholars and enthusiasts of Greek literature.Guide to Greek Mythos (and a guide to farming), by, roughly speaking, Homer's contemporary Hesiod.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Genres poetrymythologyhistoryphilosophyclassicsgreek mythologyancientschoolreligiongreece

48 pages, paper

First published January 1,-0700

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Format: 48 pages, paper
Published: June 17, 2004 by Kessinger Publishing
ISBN: 9781419188510
ASIN: 1419188518
Language: English

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hesiod

Hesiod (Greek: Ησίοδος) was an ancient Greek poet generally thought to have been active between 750 and 650 BC, around the same time as Homer.
Several of Hesiod's works have survived in their entirety. Among these are Theogony, which tells the origins of the gods, their lineages, and the events that led to Zeus's rise to power, and Works and Days, a poem that describes the five Ages of Man, offers advice and wisdom, and includes myths such as Pandora's box.
Hesiod is generally regarded by Western authors as 'the first written poet in the Western tradition to regard himself as an individual persona with an active role to play in his subject.' Ancient authors credited Hesiod and Homer with establishing Greek religious customs. Modern scholars refer to him as a major source on Greek mythology, farming techniques, early economic thought, Archaic Greek astronomy, cosmology, and ancient time-keeping.