Works and Days by Hesiod

Along with Homer, Hesiod was one of the Ancient Greeks’ first epic bards, and one of their best. Hesiod is believed to have lived between 750 and 650 B.C., and along with Homer it was Hesiod’s work that was the oldest to survive in Ancient Greece. It is still unclear which one of the two great poets came before the other, a source of debate among scholars even during antiquity. Hesiod's writings are one of the oldest and most important sources on topics like Greek mythology, farming, economic thought, astronomy, and timekeeping.

Among the works credited to Hesiod is Works and Days, an 800 verse epic poem that reads like a farmer's almanac. Hesiod instructs his brother Perses in the agricultural arts, including advice on how to live life morally. What makes the work famous, however, are the stories of Prometheus and Pandora, along with the Myth of Five Ages.

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