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The Contest of Homer and Hesiod (Ancient Greek: Ἀγὼν Oμήρου καὶ Ἡσιόδου, Latin: Certamen Homeri et Hesiodi or simply Certamen [1]) is a Greek narrative that expands a remark made in Hesiod's Works and Days [2] to construct an imagined poetical agon between Homer and Hesiod.
Devotees of Orpheus and Musaeus were probably responsible for precedence being given to their two cult heroes and maybe the Homeridae were responsible in later antiquity for promoting Homer at Hesiod's expense. The first known writers to locate Homer earlier than Hesiod were Xenophanes and Heraclides Ponticus, though Aristarchus of Samothrace ...
The Suda reports Homer being a Smyrnaean that was taken as captive to the Colophonians in war, hence the name Ὅμηρος, which in Greek means "captive". Homer's name originating from him being a captive is widely reported. [citation needed] The poem called the Cypria was said to have been given by Homer to his son-in-law Stasinus of Cyprus ...
The writings of Homer and Hesiod were held in extremely high regard throughout antiquity [14] and were viewed by many ancient authors as the foundational texts behind ancient Greek religion; [18] Homer told the story of a heroic past, which Hesiod bracketed with a creation narrative and an account of the practical realities of contemporary ...
The philosophers' ideas, were, to a certain extent, answers to questions that were subtly present in the work of Homer and Hesiod. [24] The pre-Socratics arose from a world dominated by myths, sacred places, and local deities. The work of epic poets such as Homer, Hesiod and others reflected this environment.
Works and Days (Ancient Greek: Ἔργα καὶ Ἡμέραι, romanized: Érga kaì Hēmérai) [a] is a didactic poem written by ancient Greek poet Hesiod around 700 BC. It is in dactylic hexameter and contains 828 lines.
Epigrams III, XIII and XVII are included in the Contest of Homer and Hesiod and epigram I is included in some manuscripts of the Homeric Hymns. [5] The Epigrams were included in the editio princeps of Homer’s works printed by Demetrius Chalchondyles in 1488. [6]
The Platonic view of Homer is exceptional for the times. Homer and Hesiod were considered to have written myths as allegory. According to J.A. Stewart, "… Homer is an Inspired Teacher, and must not be banished from the curriculum. If we get beneath the literal meaning, we find him teaching the highest truth."