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-775–-700 · ancient Greek poet of the archaic period
Also known as: Hesiod of Ascra, Hesiod von Askra, Hesiodos, Hesiodus, Гесиод, هسيودوس
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Archaic Greek epic hexameter poetry steeped in myth and the gods. (AI reason)
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Aratus-314–-239ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yetDidactic Greek poem on stars and weather signs in the Hesiodic tradition. (AI reason)
Callimachus-305–-239ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yetLearned hymns and aetiological myth poetry explicitly modelled on Hesiod. (AI reason)
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The Bibliotheca systematically catalogues Greek myth and divine genealogies. (AI reason)
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Late Greek mythological epic in the Dionysiaca encompassing divine histories. (AI reason)
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- Theogony
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- The Homeric hymns and Homerica
- Theogony ; Works and days ; Shield