Hesiod
Publié le 22/02/2012
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Greek Poet whose work is usually dated
between 800 and 700 b.c. Hesiod was a poor farmer.
His poem Works and Days gives us a vivid picture
of everyday life in ancient Greece as it was lived by
ordinary people, as opposed to the adventurers and
courtiers of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. Hesiod's
Theogony is concerned with mythology; it describes the
Greeks' beliefs about creation, the universe, and the
genealogy of the gods and goddesses. Hesiod also tells
about sinister aspects of religion, such as witchcraft and
human sacrifices. Both poems are invaluable sources
for the study of Greek religion and mythology.