Hesiod
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Hesiod was an early ancient Greek poet, often considered a founder of Greek didactic poetry, known for works such as the Theogony and Works and Days that shaped Greek mythology and moral thought.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hesiod of Ascra | 1 |
| Works and Days by Hesiod | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek poet
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didactic poet ⓘ mythographer ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Locris
ⓘ
surface form:
Ascra
Boeotia ⓘ Mount Helicon ⓘ |
| comparedWith | Homer ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf | Homer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
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| describedAs | founder of Greek didactic poetry ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
agricultural instruction
ⓘ
ethics ⓘ mythology ⓘ |
| floruit |
7th century BC
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8th century BC ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic poetry
ⓘ
epic poetry ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Pandora myth
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ages of man ⓘ divine justice ⓘ human-divine relations ⓘ proper work and farming ⓘ |
| influenced |
Aeschylus
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Euripides ⓘ Greek cosmology ⓘ Greek didactic literature ⓘ Greek moral thought ⓘ Greek religion ⓘ Pindar ⓘ Plato ⓘ Roman poets ⓘ Sophocles ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Catalogue of Women
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Shield of Heracles ⓘ Hesiod's Theogony ⓘ
surface form:
Theogony
Hesiod's Works and Days ⓘ
surface form:
Works and Days
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| occupation | poet ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
Greek cosmogony
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Hesiod's Theogony ⓘ
surface form:
Greek theogony
early Greek ethics ⓘ |
| tradition | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| workFocus |
genealogy of the gods
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human suffering and toil ⓘ justice and hard work ⓘ origins of the cosmos ⓘ |
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Works and Days by Hesiod
subject surface form:
Works and Days
this entity surface form:
Hesiod of Ascra
subject surface form:
Works and Days