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History & Criticism
In this new translation of Hesiod, Barry B. Powell gives an accessible, modern verse rendering of these vibrant texts, essential to an understanding of early Greek myth and society. With stunning color images that help bring... See More
Poetry & Drama
Hesiod is generally regarded as the first written poet in the Western tradition to regard himself as an individual persona with an active role to play in his subject. To these days three works have survived which were... See More
Poetry & Drama
'Stallings's new translation of Hesiod's Works and Days - witty, gritty, and unsettlingly relevant - is not to be missed' TLS, Books of the Year A new verse translation of one of the foundational ancient Greek works by the... See More
Poetry & Drama
C.S. Morrissey's brilliant translations bring a modern, lyrical sensibility to Theogony and Works and Days, Hesiod's two great poems that paved the way for subsequent achievements in Greek philosophy. Theogony tells of the... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
Samuel Pepys was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament who is now most famous for the diary he kept for a decade while still a relatively young man. Although Pepys had no maritime experience, he rose by... See More
Poetry & Drama
Composed around the same time as Homer, Hesiod's works helped establish Greek religious customs throughout antiquity, providing a major source on mythology and a fascinating window into the life of the ordinary man 700 years... See More
History & Criticism
Ancient Greek literature has a profound impact on western literature at large. In particular, many ancient Roman authors drew inspiration from their Greek predecessors. Ever since the Renaissance, European authors in... See More
Poetry & Drama
Greek poet Hesiod took many lines of thought and knowledge - myth, fable, personal experience, practical understanding - and wove them into one great whole. He did as much with the origins of the Greek gods in the Theogony... See More
History & Criticism
Hesiod, who lived in Boetia in the late eighth century BC, is one of the oldest known, and possibly the oldest of Greek poets. His Theogony contains a systematic genealogy of the gods from the beginning of the world and an... See More
Poetry & Drama
"Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica" by Hesiod (translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary... See More
Greek poet Hesiod, who lived sometime during the 8th and 7th century B.C., is regarded as one the most important poets of classical antiquity. What little is known of him largely comes from his own epic poetry, in which he... See More
Fantasy
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. In "Works... See More
Fantasy
"Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica" is a collection of ancient Greek writings that are attributed to Hesiod, Homer, and others whose style emulates the two. This volume translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White includes the... See More
World Literature
Four of the greatest representative texts on the myth and legend of Hercules: the tragic Heracles of Euripedes, Hesiod's epic Shield of Heracles, selections from the Library of Apollodorus on the labours of Hercules, and... See More
Poetry & Drama
Hesiod's Theogonia, Erga kai Hemerai and Pseudo-Hesiod's Aspis in a triple interlinear format, with the original Greek, a literal Latin, and a literal English translation. The Theogony sets out Hesiod's catalogue of the... See More
NonfictionFirst Greece, then Rome, the Greeks were not the only people to produce myths. The Romans also had a rich mythology of their own and, while much of it was derived from their neighbors, the Greeks, it still defined the rich... See More
History
The "Theogony" is essentially a large-scale synthesis of a vast variety of local Greek traditions concerning the gods and the universe, organized as a narrative that tells about the creation of the world out of Chaos and... See More
Mythology & Folk Tales
Hesiod's straightforward account of family conflict among the gods is the best and earliest evidence of what the ancient Greeks believed about the beginning of the world. See More
Education & Reference
This is a reproduction for Kindle of the Loeb Classical Library edition with parallel Greek and English texts. It includes a table of contents for ease of navigation. See More
Fantasy
Action & Adventure
Hesiod the Homeric Hymns and Homerica by Hesiod See More
Fantasy
The literary texts of the ancient Mediterranean present a fairly clear picture of an underworld and bear witness to the changes in its nature and purpose. The strong stamp of Hesiod and Homer defines the geography and... See More
History & Criticism
The ancient Greeks revered Homer and Hesiod and often cited their names together in theological and theological works. While the two could have been contemporaries, some estimate that Hesiod lived up to 100 years after... See More
Poetry & Drama
Newly updated. This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. • Alexander The Great by Jacob Abbott • Helen of Troy by Andrew Lang • Ancient Art and Ritual by Jane... See More
Poetry & Drama
Hesiod is generally regarded as the first written poet in the Western tradition to regard himself as an individual persona with an active role to play in his subject. To these days three works have survived which were... See More
History & Criticism
Ancient Greek literature has a profound impact on western literature at large. In particular, many ancient Roman authors drew inspiration from their Greek predecessors. Ever since the Renaissance, European authors in... See More
World Literature
Hesiod is generally regarded as the first written poet in the Western tradition to regard himself as an individual persona with an active role to play in his subject. Hesiod composed the Theogony and Works and Days. Other... See More
Politics & Social SciencesWe live in an era rife with cultural conflict. The 21st century is by no means free of wars, terrorism, riots, famine, nor epidemics. We may attempt to solve the challenges of our times by uniting the humanistic disciplines... See More