Works and Days
didactic poem in 828 lines of dactylic hexameter by Hesiod in which Hesiod instructs his brother Perses in agriculture
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Works and Days
Summary
Works and Days is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (407 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Works and Days authored Hesiod[3].
- Works and Days's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
- Works and Days's genre is didactic poetry[5].
- Works and Days's genre is poetry[6].
- Works and Days's Commons category is recorded as Works and Days[7].
- Works and Days's language of work or name is recorded as Homeric Greek[8].
- 800 BC marks the founding of Works and Days[9].
- Works and Days's characters is recorded as Prometheus[10].
- Works and Days's characters is recorded as Pandora[11].
- Works and Days's characters is recorded as Hesiod[12].
- Works and Days's characters is recorded as Zeus[13].
- Works and Days's characters is recorded as Hephaestus[14].
- Works and Days's characters is recorded as Hermes[15].
- Works and Days's characters is recorded as Epimetheus[16].
- Works and Days's has edition or translation is recorded as Q19214058[17].
- Works and Days's has edition or translation is recorded as Hezyoda "Roboty i dnie"[18].
- Works and Days's has edition or translation is recorded as Q79107532[19].
- Works and Days's has edition or translation is recorded as Hesiod Theogony and Works and Days[20].
- Works and Days's has edition or translation is recorded as Works and Days[21].
- Works and Days's has edition or translation is recorded as Hesiodi opera et dies[22].
- Works and Days's has edition or translation is recorded as Q132183151[23].
- Works and Days's main subject is agriculture[24].
- Works and Days's main subject is superstition[25].
- Works and Days's main subject is Ages of Man[26].
- Works and Days's title is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Ἔργα καὶ Ἡμέραι'}[27].
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Authorship and Creation
Works and Days authored Hesiod[3].
Publication
Works and Days's language of work or name is recorded as Homeric Greek[8]. Genres include didactic poetry[5] and poetry[6].
Subject and Themes
Main subjects include agriculture[24], superstition[25], and Ages of Man[26].
Why It Matters
Works and Days ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (407 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]