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For this eagerly anticipated revised edition, Athanassakis has provided an expanded introduction on Hesiod and his work, subtly amended his faithful translations, significantly augmented the notes and index, and updated the bibliography.

The Works and Days, a compendium of moral and practical advice for a life of honest husbandry, throws a unique and fascinating light on archaic Greek society, ethics, and superstition.

Hesiod belongs to the transitional period in Greek civilization between the oral tradition and the introduction of a written alphabet.

For this eagerly anticipated revised edition, Athanassakis has provided an expanded introduction on Hesiod and his work, subtly amended his faithful translations, significantly augmented the notes and index, and updated the bibliography.

This special edition (Large print with introduction and footnotes) brings together his three major works: The Theogony, Works and Days and The Shield of Heracles.

Contained in this volume are the three best-known works of the ancient Greek poet Hesiod. Hesiod's "The Theogony" concerns the origins of the world and of the gods and forms a foundation for all Greek mythology.

For example, the first ten verses of the Works and Days may have been borrowed from an Orphic hymn to Zeus (they were recognized as not the work of Hesiod by critics as ancient as Pausanias).Some scholars have detected a proto-historical ...

Like his contemporary, Homer, Hesiod artfully relates the struggles and triumphs of the gods as he offers moral and practical advice for earthbound mortals.

Hesiod was the first self-styled 'poet' in western literature, revered by the ancient Greeks. Ostensibly written to chide and educate his lazy brother, Works and Days tells the story of Pandora's jar and humanity's place in a fallen world.

... blood , for it was not the feeblest of the Achaeans who struck him . The sire of gods and men had pity on him , and ... Olympus were in a fury , but they could not reach you to set you free ; when I caught any one of them I gripped him ...

... wrath against the Immortals , for now she contrives a mighty deed , to destroy the feeble tribes of earth - born men by withholding the seed under the earth . Thereby the honours of the Gods are minished , and fierce is her wrath , nor ...

... full armour to bestride him . As a cow stands lowing over her first calf ... dauntless of all creatures , than are the proud sons of Panthous . Yet Hyperenor did not see out the days of his youth when he made light of me and withstood me , ...

... wrath against the Immortals , for now she contrives a mighty deed , to destroy the feeble tribes of earth - born men by withholding the seed under the earth . Thereby the honours of the Gods are minished , and fierce is her wrath , nor ...

... wrath against the Immortals , for now she contrives a mighty deed , to destroy the feeble tribes of earth - born men by withholding the seed under the earth . Thereby the honours of the Gods are minished , and fierce is her wrath , nor ...

... wrath against the Immortals , for now she contrives a mighty deed , to destroy the feeble tribes of earth - born men by withholding the seed under the earth . Thereby the honours of the Gods are minished , and fierce is her wrath , nor ...

... XXX. CUPID once upon a bed Of roses laid his weary head; Luckless urchin, not to see Within the leaves a slumbering bee! The bee awaked—with anger wild The bee awaked, and stung the child. Loud and piteous are his cries; To Venus quick ...

... XXX. CUPID once upon a bed Of roses laid his weary head; Luckless urchin, not to see Within the leaves a slumbering bee! The bee awaked—with anger wild The bee awaked, and stung the child. Loud and piteous are his cries; To Venus quick ...

... XXX. CUPID once upon a bed Of roses laid his weary head; Luckless urchin, not to see Within the leaves a slumbering bee! The bee awaked—with anger wild The bee awaked, and stung the child. Loud and piteous are his cries; To Venus quick ...

A new verse-translation celebrating the poetry of Hesiod's great works, Theogony and Works and Days

This volume of the new Loeb Classical Library edition offers a general introduction, a fluid translation facing an improved Greek text of Hesiod's two extant poems, and a generous selection of testimonia from a wide variety of ancient ...

The introductory essay discusses the changing economic, political and trading world of the eighth and seventh centuries B.C.E., while the notes present the range and possible meanings of important Greek terms and references in the poem and ...

Greek poet Hesiod took many lines of thought and knowledge - myth, fable, personal experience, practical understanding - and wove them into one great whole.

The introductory essay discusses the changing economic, political and trading world of the eighth and seventh centuries B.C.E., while the notes present the range and possible meanings of important Greek terms and references in the poem and ...

This is the definitive translation and guide for students and readers looking to experience the poetry of Hesiod, who ranks alongside Homer as an influential poet of Greek antiquity.

"Robert Lamberton's Introduction is an excellent, concise exposition of current scholarly debate: his notes are informative and helpful.

Work and Days is a didactic poem of some 800 verses written by the ancient Greek poet Hesiod around 700 BC. At its center, the Works and Days is a farmer's almanac in which Hesiod instructs his brother Perses in the agricultural arts.

Hesiod is the first Greek and, therefore, the first European we can know as a real person, for, unlike Homer, he tells us about himself in his poems.

The Works and Days is a didactic poem of some 800 lines written by the ancient Greek poet Hesiod around 700 BCE. At its center, the Works and Days is a farmer's almanac in which Hesiod instructs his brother Perses in the agricultural arts.

Epic poems by one who has been called the first Greek philosopher and theologian

This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of Hesiod, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Hesiod's life and ...

A clear, modern translation of two vital works of Greek mythology, this collection presents The Theogony, telling the story of how the gods of Ancient Greece established control over the cosmos, and Works and Days, suggesting that labor is ...

Hesiod's poems revolve around two general truths: Labor is the universal lot of Man, and Those willing to work will get by. This work offers advice and wisdom, prescribing a life of honest efforts and avoiding idleness.