Hesiod

Quotes

• “ἴδμεν ψεύδεα πολλὰ λέγειν ἐτύμοισιν ὁμοῖα, / ἴδμεν δ᾿, εὖτ᾿ ἐθέλωμεν, ἀληθέα γηρύσασθαι.”

• “Χρύσεον μὲν πρώτιστα γένος μερόπων ἀνθρώπων / ἀθάνατοι ποίησαν Ὀλύμπια δώματ᾽ ἔχοντες.”

• “Ἀρχομένου δὲ πίθου καὶ λήγοντος κορέσασθαι, / μεσσόθι φείδεσθαι· δειλὴ δ᾿ ἐν πυθμένι φειδώ.”

• “Ἔργον δ᾽ οὐδὲν ὄνειδος, ἀεργίη δέ τ᾽ ὄνειδος.”

Books by Hesiod in order

Books by Hesiod in the order they were published, from Works & Days (1559) to The Poems of Hesiod (2017).

1. 1Works & DaysWorks & Days1559
2. 2The remains of Hesiod the AscræanThe remains of Hesiod the Ascræan1815
3. 3The Works of Hesiod, Callimachus, and TheognisThe Works of Hesiod, Callimachus, and Theognis1856
4. 4The Epics of HesiodThe Epics of Hesiod1861
5. 5The Epics of Hesiod, with an Engl. Comm. By F.A. PaleyThe Epics of Hesiod, with an Engl. Comm. By F.A. Paley1861
6. 6Homer's BatrachomyomachiaHomer's Batrachomyomachia1888
7. 7HesiodHesiod1908
8. 8Hesiod, the Poems and Fragments, Done into English ProseHesiod, the Poems and Fragments, Done into English Prose1908
9. 9Hesiod, the Poems and Fragments, Done into Enlgish Prose, wiHesiod, the Poems and Fragments, Done into Enlgish Prose, with Introduction and Appendices1908
10. 10Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and HomericaHesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica1914
11. 11Hesiod ; the Homeric Hymns ; Epic Cycle ; HomericaHesiod ; the Homeric Hymns ; Epic Cycle ; Homerica1936
12. 12TheogonyTheogony1953
13. 13The Homeric HymnsThe Homeric Hymns1959
14. 14Hesiod and TheognisHesiod and Theognis1976
15. 15Theogony ; Works and Days ; ShieldTheogony ; Works and Days ; Shield1983
16. 16Hesiod's Works and DaysHesiod's Works and Days1988
17. 17The Works and Days; Theogony; The Shield of HeraklesThe Works and Days; Theogony; The Shield of Herakles1991
18. 18Works and Days ; and TheogonyWorks and Days ; and Theogony1993
19. 19Works and Days, Theogony and The Shield of HeraclesWorks and Days, Theogony and The Shield of Heracles2006
20. 20The Poems of HesiodThe Poems of Hesiod2017