person
Hesiod
also: Ascraeus, the Ascraean
Early Greek poet of Ascra (the 'Ascraean'), author of the Works and Days; his fame lasts as long as the vintage and the harvest.
Reading notes
- The Loves §1.15 Ascraean
Hesiod of Ascra, poet of the Works and Days; his fame lasts as long as vintage and harvest.
- Letters from the Black Sea §4.14 Muse of the old farmer
Hesiod, the 'old farmer' poet of the Works and Days, born at Ascra, who nonetheless reviled his native soil — a model for Ovid's complaints against Tomis.