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Hesiod -780 - -705 (75)

A day is either a mother or a stepmother.


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Hesiod was an ancient Greek poet, believed to have lived around 700 BC, during the same time as Homer. His poetry offers valuable insights into the origins of the gods and goddesses, as well as useful advice for leading a virtuous life.

Modern scholars consider Hesiod to be a significant source of information on Greek mythology, farming techniques, early economic thought (and sometimes identify him as the first economist), and archaic Greek astronomy. His work provided a view of the world beyond the circle of aristocratic rulers and protested against their injustices.

Hesiod's father was a trader who settled in Boeotia, an area in east-central Greece, where he worked as a small farmer. After his father's death, Hesiod accused his brother of stealing his share of their inheritance. While tending sheep one day, the Muses, goddesses of poetry, visited him, and he began composing his poetry.

Hesiod won a prize in a funeral song contest, and his most famous works include Works and Days and Theogony