Ἀσπὶς Ἡρακλέους

Shield of Heracles

AuthorHesiod

LanguageHomeric Greek

Yearc. late 7th century - mid 6th century BC

CountryAncient Greece

GenreEpic / Long-form / Standalone Poem

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The Shield of Heracles is an archaic Greek epic poem that was attributed to Hesiod during antiquity. The subject of the poem is the expedition of Heracles and Iolaus against Cycnus, the son of Ares, who challenged Heracles to combat as Heracles was passing through Thessaly. It is generally dated from the end of the 7th to the middle of the 6th century BCE.— Wikipedia