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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'' | + | '''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. |
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| − | [[Category: | + | However, we do know certain things from Hesiod himself: |
| + | *His father found living and trading on the coast of Asia Minor unprofitable and moved to Boeotia to farm before Hesiod was born. | ||
| + | *He became a poet on the advice of a Muse he heard whilst tending sheep. | ||
| + | *He once won a tripod in a poetry contest in Chalcis. | ||
| + | *On his father's death his brother, Perses, claimed more of their inheritance than he should have and got away with it by bribery. | ||
| + | *He once met Homer (that one is certainly false). | ||
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| + | He died in either Locris or Boeotia. His verse is from the same oral tradition as Homer's but from a later stage in its development. | ||
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| + | [[Category:Greek Poets]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Ancient Greece]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Classical Literature]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:04, September 15, 2018
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.
However, we do know certain things from Hesiod himself:
- His father found living and trading on the coast of Asia Minor unprofitable and moved to Boeotia to farm before Hesiod was born.
- He became a poet on the advice of a Muse he heard whilst tending sheep.
- He once won a tripod in a poetry contest in Chalcis.
- On his father's death his brother, Perses, claimed more of their inheritance than he should have and got away with it by bribery.
- He once met Homer (that one is certainly false).
He died in either Locris or Boeotia. His verse is from the same oral tradition as Homer's but from a later stage in its development.