How Long to Read Theogony and Works and Days

How Long Does it Take to Read Theogony and Works and Days?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 51 minutes to read Theogony and Works and Days by Hesiod

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Theogony and Works and Days Hesiod Hesiod was a Greek poet generally thought by scholars to have been active between 750 and 650 BC, around the same time as Homer. He is generally regarded as the first written poet in the Western tradition to regard himself as an individual persona with an active role to play in his subject. Ancient authors credited Hesiod and Homer with establishing Greek religious customs. Modern scholars refer to him as a major source on Greek mythology, farming techniques, early economic thought (he is sometimes considered history's first economist), archaic Greek astronomy and ancient time-keeping. Works and Days The Works and Days is a didactic poem of some 800 lines written by the ancient Greek poet Hesiod around 700 BCE. At its center, the Works and Days is a farmer's almanac in which Hesiod instructs his brother Perses in the agricultural arts. Scholars have seen this work against a background of agrarian crisis in mainland Greece, which inspired a wave of colonial expeditions in search of new land. In the poem Hesiod also offers his brother extensive moralizing advice on how he should live his life. The Works and Days is perhaps best known for its two mythological aetiologies for the toil and pain that define the human condition: the story of Prometheus and Pandora, and the so-called Myth of Five Ages. The Theogony The Theogony, i.e. "the genealogy or birth of the gods," is a poem by Hesiod (8th - 7th century BC) describing the origins and genealogies of the Greek gods, composed c. 700 BC. It is written in the Epic dialect of Homeric Greek.

How long is Theogony and Works and Days?

Theogony and Works and Days by Hesiod is 108 pages long, and a total of 27,864 words.

This makes it 36% the length of the average book. It also has 34% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Theogony and Works and Days Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 32 minutes to read Theogony and Works and Days aloud.

What Reading Level is Theogony and Works and Days?

Theogony and Works and Days is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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