When did hesiod die

Ancient Greek poet of the archaic period

This article is about the ancient Greek poet. For the computer application, see Hesiod (name service). For the crater on Mercury, see Hesiod (crater).

"Hesiodos" redirects here.

Homer and hesiod greek mythology

Homer and hesiod greek mythology

What did hesiod write

Why did hesiod write theogony

Where did hesiod live

Homer and hesiod philosophy

For the asteroid, see 8550 Hesiodos.

"Hesiodus" redirects here. For the crater on the Moon, see Hesiodus (crater).

Hesiod (HEE-see-əd or HEH-see-əd;^[3]Ancient Greek: ἩσίοδοςHēsíodos; fl. c.

700 BC) was an ancient Greekpoet generally thought to have been active between 750 and 650 BC, around the same time as Homer.^[1][2]

Several of Hesiod's works have survived in their entirety.

Among these are Theogony, which tells the origins of the gods, their lineages, and the events that led to Zeus's rise to power, and Works and Days, a poem that describes the five Ages of Man, offers advice and wisdom, and includes myths such as Pandora's box.

Hesiod is generally regarded by Western authors as 'the first written po