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==References == | <p> One of the earliest Greek poets, born in Boeotia, lived in the 8th century B.C., chiefly at Orchomenos, probably of humble birth; of the works ascribed to him the principal were the "Works and Days" the "Theogony," and the "Shield of Hercules"; his poems treat of the quiet pursuits of ordinary life, the origin of the world, the gods and heroes, while those of [[Homer]] are occupied with the restless and active enterprises of the heroic age. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_74795"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/hesiod Hesiod from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_74795"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/hesiod Hesiod from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:31, 15 October 2021
Hesiod [1]
One of the earliest Greek poets, born in Boeotia, lived in the 8th century B.C., chiefly at Orchomenos, probably of humble birth; of the works ascribed to him the principal were the "Works and Days" the "Theogony," and the "Shield of Hercules"; his poems treat of the quiet pursuits of ordinary life, the origin of the world, the gods and heroes, while those of Homer are occupied with the restless and active enterprises of the heroic age.
