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'''Hesiod''' (Ἡσίοδος, fl. 700 BCE) was a [[Greece|Greek]] poet who lived in 8th century [[Boeotia]] and is believed to have been a contemporary of [[Homer]].<ref name="Wiki">{{WP}}</ref> He is primarily famous for his works ''{{Wiki|Theogony}}'' (c. 730 BCE), which he claimed was inspired by meeting the [[Muses]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations]]: "Boeotia: Sanctuary of the Muses"</ref> and detailed the [[Greek mythology|Greek gods]]' origins, such as attesting that [[Eros]] was a {{Wiki|Greek primordial deities|primordial god}} who emanated from {{Wiki|Chaos (cosmogony)|Chaos}},<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Tours: Gods and Love]]: "Aphrodite"</ref> and ''{{Wiki|Works and Days}}'' (c. 700 BCE), which detailed numerous agriculturally relevant things, such as how long to dry [[grape]]s to maximize a [[wine]]'s sweetness.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Tours: Wine]]: "Drying the Grapes"</ref>
'''Hesiod''' (fl. 750 BCE) was a [[Greece|Greek]] poet who lived sometime between 750 and 650 BCE, around the same as [[Homer]]. He 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.


==Contributions to culture==
Hesiod was one of many Greek writers who commonly mentioned [[honey]] in his works,<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Sites: Argolis]]: "Honey"</ref> and is regarded as the first western poet who saw himself as directly participating in the stories he told through {{Wiki|self-insertion}}.<ref name="Wiki"/>
Hesiod wrote a poem titled ''{{Wiki|Theogony}}'', taking influence from the [[Muses]], the daughters of [[Zeus]] and {{Wiki|Mnemosyne}}.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Boetia|Boeotia: Sanctuary of the Muses]]</ref> In this work he also attests that [[Eros]] was a primeval god who emanated from Chaos.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Gods and Love|Gods and Love: Aphrodite]]</ref>
 
Hesiod was interested in agriculture, going as far as writing a poem called ''{{Wiki|Works and Days}}'', which detailed numerous agriculturally relevant things, such as how long to dry [[grape]]s to maximize the sweetness of the wine made out of them.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Wine|Wine: Drying the Grapes]]</ref> Hesiod was also one of the many Greek writers to commonly mention [[honey]] in his works.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Argolis|Argolis: Honey]]</ref>  


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{1stm}}
**''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' {{Mo}}


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 05:58, 22 September 2026

"But study Hesiod and you'll learn to grow things out of it."
―Kassandra to Arion, 420s BCE.[src]-[m]

Hesiod (Ἡσίοδος, fl. 700 BCE) was a Greek poet who lived in 8th century Boeotia and is believed to have been a contemporary of Homer.[1] He is primarily famous for his works Theogony (c. 730 BCE), which he claimed was inspired by meeting the Muses[2] and detailed the Greek gods' origins, such as attesting that Eros was a primordial god who emanated from Chaos,[3] and Works and Days (c. 700 BCE), which detailed numerous agriculturally relevant things, such as how long to dry grapes to maximize a wine's sweetness.[4]

Hesiod was one of many Greek writers who commonly mentioned honey in his works,[5] and is regarded as the first western poet who saw himself as directly participating in the stories he told through self-insertion.[1]

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