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The MouseionHesiodWorks and Days

Works and DaysἜργα καὶ Ἡμέραι

By Hesiod.

Kind of writing
Epic poetry
Dialect
Ionic/Epic
Written
8th–7th c. BC
Length
6,954 words analysed
Vocabulary
58% common words
In the library
1 Greek text, 1 English translation

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μῆνιν ἄειδε θεὰ Πηληϊάδεω Ἀχιλῆοςοὐλομένην, ἣ μυρίʼ Ἀχαιοῖς ἄλγεʼ ἔθηκε

Greek size
— px
Line spacing
1.8

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