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Works And Days

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Originally published 700 BC
Authors Hesiod
Lines800
Original titleἜργα καὶ Ἡμέραι
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Genre(s)Didactic poem
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About Works And Days


The Works and Days is a didactic poem of some 800 lines written by the ancient Greek poet Hesiod around 700 BC. At its center, the Works and Days is a farmer's almanac in which Hesiod instructs his brother Perses in the agricultural arts.

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