---
name: Hesiod
name_greek: Ἡσίοδος
eul_aid: aau
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/hesiod-aau"
period: Archaic
dialect: Epic (Homeric)
works_count: 7
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Hesiod

*Ἡσίοδος*

**eul_aid:** `aau` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/hesiod-aau)

Hesiod, an early Greek poet from Boeotia around 700 BCE. Read his epic works Theogony and Works and Days. Free to read and download from the Greek archive.

## Works

- [Astronomical Fragments](https://eulogikon.org/works/hesiod-astronomical-fragments-aau-aa) — *Ἀστρονομικὰ Ἀποσπάσματα* · `aau-aa`
- [Fragments on Genealogy](https://eulogikon.org/works/hesiod-genealogy-fragments-aau-af) — *Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ Γενεαλογίας* · `aau-af`
- [Fragments on Women](https://eulogikon.org/works/hesiod-women-aau-ae) — *Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ Γυναικῶν* · `aau-ae`
- [Shield of Heracles](https://eulogikon.org/works/hesiod-shield-aau-ab) — *Ἀσπὶς Ἡρακλέους* · `aau-ab`
- [Testimonies](https://eulogikon.org/works/hesiod-testimonies-aau-ad) — *Μαρτυρίαι* · `aau-ad`
- [Theogony](https://eulogikon.org/works/hesiod-theogony-aau-ag) — *Θεογονία* · `aau-ag`
- [Works and Days](https://eulogikon.org/works/hesiod-works-days-aau-ac) — *Ἔργα καὶ Ἡμέραι* · `aau-ac`

## License and provenance

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