The Shield, Catalogue of Women, Other Fragments |
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Author:
| Hesiod, |
Series title: | The Loeb Classical Library |
ISBN: | 978-0-674-99623-6 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2007 |
Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $80.00 |
Book Description:
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Though attributed to Hesiod (eighth or seventh century BCE) in antiquity, the Catalogue of Women, a presentation of legendary Greek heroes and episodes according to maternal genealogy; The Shield, a counterpoint to the Iliadic shield of Achilles; and certain poems that survive as fragments were likely not composed by Hesiod himself.
Though attributed to Hesiod (eighth or seventh century BCE) in antiquity, the Catalogue of Women, a presentation of legendary Greek heroes and episodes according to maternal genealogy; The Shield, a counterpoint to the Iliadic shield of Achilles; and certain poems that survive as fragments were likely not composed by Hesiod himself.