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Hesiod

Hesiod (/ˈhiːsiəd/ HEE-see-əd or /ˈhɛsiəd/ ⓘ HEH-see-əd; Ancient Greek: Ἡσίοδος Hēsíodos; fl. c. 700 BC) was an Ancient Greek poet generally thought to have been active between 750 and 650 BC, around the same time as Homer.

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Language
Ancient Greek
Notable works
Works and Days · Theogony
Occupations
Poet · philosopher · farmer
Years active
c. 750-650 BC

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related to References · 144
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related to Further reading · 130
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related to External links · 49
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related to Death · 32
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related to Works · 28
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related to Life · 27
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related to Dating · 23
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related to Reception · 21
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related to Theogony · 21
Hesiod → An, As, Both, Chaos, Days, Despite, Embedded, Eros, Gaia, Golden Age, Greek, Hellenes, Herodotus, Hesiod's, It, Pandora, Prometheus, Tartarus, The Theogony, West

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HesiodLanguageAncient Greek1.00infobox
HesiodNotable worksWorks and Days1.00infobox
HesiodNotable worksTheogony1.00infobox
HesiodOccupationsPoet1.00infobox
HesiodOccupationsphilosopher1.00infobox
HesiodOccupationsfarmer1.00infobox
HesiodYears activec. 750-650 BC1.00infobox
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 Hesiodinstance ofand includes myths0.80text
Homer with establishing Greek religious customsinstance ofand includes myths0.80text
Homer no opportunity for personal revelationsinstance ofEpic narrative allowed poets0.80text
Al Mina in North Syriainstance ofThis cultural crossover may have occurred in the eighth- and ninth-century Greek trading colonies0.80text
Hesiodrelated to DatingGreeks0.60section

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