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HESIOD, WORKS AND DAYS. HESIOD was a Greek epic poet who flourished in Boeotia in the C8th B.C. He was alongside Homer the most respected of the old Greek poets. His works included a poem titled the Theogony, a cosmological work describing the origins and genealogy of the gods, Works and Days, on the subjects of farming, morality and country ...
Hesiod, Works and Days, line 1. Muses of Pieria who give glory through song, come hither, tell of Zeus your father and chant his praise. Through him mortal men are famed or unfamed, sung or unsung alike, as great Zeus wills. [5] For easily he makes strong, and easily he brings the strong man low; easily he humbles the proud and raises the ...
Jan 16, 2018 · Works and Days is an epic poem written in dactylic hexameter, credited to the 8th-century BCE Greek poet Hesiod. Hesiod is generally remembered for two epic works, Theogony and Works and Days but, like his contemporary Homer , he was part of an oral tradition and his works were only put into written form decades after his death .
Dec 12, 2019 · when the days and nights are the same length, when once again. Earth, the mother of all, bears her varied produce. When Zeus has had sixty wintry days take their due course after the solstice, 565. then the star Arcturus [Watcher of the Bear] leaves the sacred stream of the Okeanos. and first rises at dusk above the horizon.
“Works and Days” (Gr:” Erga kaí Hemérai“; Lat: “Opera et Dies”) is a didactic poem written by the very early ancient Greek poet Hesiod. It was probably written around 700 BCE or earlier and is the first example we have of Greek didactic poetry (poetry that emphasizes instructional and informative qualities).
Mar 21, 2023 · Overview. The Works and Days is an early Greek epic poem, composed around 700 BCE by the poet Hesiod (who also authored the Theogony ). It is an important example of didactic poetry and a key source for many Greek myths. The content of the Works and Days is extremely varied.
Hesiod's Works and Days, written by the ancient Greek poet around 700 BC, is the oldest example of didactic poetry. It concerns a dispute between the author and his brother, Perseus. A new, downloadable translation by Christopher Kelk.
