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Works and Days
Hesiod · Classical · c. 700 BCE
Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White
9 chapters
Practical wisdom and myth — the Five Ages of Man, the story of Prometheus, and the farmer's calendar.
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Contents
- 1Invocation, the Two Strifes, Prometheus, and Pandora
- 2The Five Ages of Man
- 3The Hawk and the Nightingale: Justice
- 4Exhortation to Work
- 5The Farmer's Year: Plowing and Harvest
- 6The Farmer's Year: Winter and Spring
- 7Sailing and Commerce
- 8Social Conduct and Household Wisdom
- 9Lucky and Unlucky Days
