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By Hesiod.

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Kind of writing
Epic poetry
Dialect
Ionic/Epic
Written
8th–7th c. BC
Length
8,101 words analysed
Vocabulary
53% common words
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1 Greek text, 1 English translation

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μῆνιν ἄειδε θεὰ Πηληϊάδεω Ἀχιλῆος
οὐλομένην, ἣ μυρίʼ Ἀχαιοῖς ἄλγεʼ ἔθηκε

Greek text size
20 px
Line spacing
1.8

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