'''Hesiod''' was a [[Greek]] poet who flourished in the 7th century B.C. and is best known for his 800-verse poem, ''Works and Days''
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'''Hesiod''' was a [[Greek]] [[poet]] who flourished in the 7th century B.C. and is best known for his 800-verse poem, ''Works and Days''. He came from Boeotia, a region in central Greece. Little is known about his life.