Hesiod (/ ' h i s i d / or / ' h s i d / ; Greek : sd, IPA / s i o ð o s / Esíodos ) was a Greek poet generally thought by scholars to have been active between 750 and 650 BC, around the same time as Homer. His is the first European poetry in which the poet regards himself as a topic, an individual with a distinctive role to play. Ancient authors credited him and Homer with establishing Greek religious customs. Modern scholars refer to him as a major source on Greek mythology, farming techniques, early economic thought (he is sometimes identified as the first economist ), archaic Greek astronomy and ancient time -keeping.
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If you add a little to a little and do this often, soon the little will become great. Go to Quote / Comment
I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on the frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond words. When I was a boy, we were taught to be discrete and respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly wise and impatient of restraint. Go to Quote / Comment
Try to take for a mate a person of your own neighborhood. Go to Quote / Comment
Do not seek evil gains; evil gains are the equivalent of disaster. Go to Quote / Comment
Often an entire city has suffered because of an evil man. Go to Quote / Comment