{"product_id":"the-shield-catalogue-of-women-other-fragments-by-hesiod-9780674997219","title":"The Shield. Catalogue of Women. Other Fragments","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHesiod describes himself as a Boeotian shepherd who heard the Muses call upon him to sing about the gods. His exact dates are unknown, but he has often been considered a younger contemporary of Homer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first volume of this revised Loeb Classical Library edition offers Hesiod's two extant poems and a generous selection of testimonia regarding his life, works, and reception. In \u003ci\u003eTheogony\u003c\/i\u003e, Hesiod charts the history of the divine world, narrating the origin of the universe and the rise of the gods, from first beginnings to the triumph of Zeus, and reporting on the progeny of Zeus and of goddesses in union with mortal men. In \u003ci\u003eWorks and Days\u003c\/i\u003e, Hesiod shifts his attention to humanity, delivering moral precepts and practical advice regarding agriculture, navigation, and many other matters; along the way he gives us the myths of Pandora and of the Golden, Silver, and other Races of Men.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe second volume contains \u003ci\u003eThe Shield\u003c\/i\u003e and extant fragments of other poems, including the \u003ci\u003eCatalogue of Women\u003c\/i\u003e, that were attributed to Hesiod in antiquity. The former provides a Hesiodic counterpoint to the shield of Achilles in the \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e; the latter presents several legendary episodes organised according to the genealogy of their heroes' mortal mothers. None of these is now thought to be by Hesiod himself, but all have considerable literary and historical interest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGlenn W. Most has thoroughly revised his edition to take account of the textual and interpretive scholarship that has appeared since its initial publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47537196663020,"sku":"9780674997219","price":59.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/e122adfa6919a21df34a881e14715e36.jpg?v=1776901764","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-shield-catalogue-of-women-other-fragments-by-hesiod-9780674997219","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}