Ἔργα καὶ Ἡμέραι

Works and Days

Author

Hesiod

Language

Epic Greek

Year

c. 700 BC

Country

Ancient Greece

Genre

Epic / Long-form / Standalone Poem

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Works and Days is a didactic poem written by ancient Greek poet Hesiod around 700 BC. It is in dactylic hexameter and contains 828 lines. At its center, the Works and Days is a farmer's almanac in which Hesiod instructs his brother Perses in the agricultural arts.