What else did Hesiod do other than Greek poetry?”
Hesiod is also the considered the creator of didactic (instructive and moralizing) poetry. Hesiod worked as a shepherd in the mountains, as a youth, and then, as a small peasant on a hard land when his father died. While tending his flock on Mt. Helicon, the Muses appeared to Hesiod in a mist. This mystical experience impelled him to write epic poetry. Works of Hesiod: Hesiod’s major works are Theogony, Works and Days, and Shield of Herakles (a variation on the Shield of Achilles theme from the Iliad, which is attributed to Hesiod, but was probably not actually written by him). Hesiod’s Account of the Greek Gods – Theogony: The Theogony is particularly important as an often confusing account of the evolution of the Greek gods. In the beginning was Chaos, a yawning chasm. Later Eros developed on its own. These figures were powers rather than anthropomorphic deities like Zeus who wins and becomes king of the gods in the third generation struggle against his father. Hesiod’s Works and Day
