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Hesiod was an early Greek poet, generally considered a contemporary of [[Homer]]. He is remembered for two works: the ''[[Theogony (Literature)|Theogony]]'' and the ''[[Works and Days (Literature)|Works and Days]]''. Both works heavily influenced later authors.
[[File:Moreau, Gustave - Hésiode et la Muse - 1891.jpg|thumb|300px|''Hésiode et la Muse'', by Gustave Moreau]]
'''Hesiod''' was an early Greek poet, generally considered a contemporary of [[Homer]]. He is remembered for two works: the ''[[Theogony (Literature)|Theogony]]'' and the ''[[Works and Days (Literature)|Works and Days]]''. Both works heavily influenced later authors.
 
The ''[[Theogony (Literature)|Theogony]]'' is an account of how the world came to be and contains what is now the standard genealogy of the Greek gods.
 
The ''[[Works and Days (Literature)|Works and Days]]'' is framed as a letter of advice to a lazy brother. It extols the value of labour and justice, while laying out an idealized calendar of tasks: sowing, harvesting, trading and so on. It is also the earliest appearance of the "Ages of Man", the decline from a Golden Age to the present-day Iron Age.
 
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