Works and Days
by Hesiod
Works and Days is a didactic Greek poem of 828 lines by Hesiod, written around 700 BC as advice to his brother Perses on farming and honest work. It contains the myths of Pandora and the Five Ages of Man.
- Editions tracked
- 1
- First edition
- Central School of Arts and Crafts, 1923
The first edition of Works and Days by Hesiod was published in London by Central School of Arts and Crafts in 1923. We track 1 edition.
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Setting and characters
- Characters
- Prometheus, Pandora, Hesiod, Zeus, Hephaestus, Hermes, Epimetheus
- Genre
- didactic poetry, poetry
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- Editions recorded
- 25 on Open Library, 15 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 43 languages
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Who published the first edition of Works and Days?
The first edition of Works and Days by Hesiod was published in London by Central School of Arts and Crafts in 1923.
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