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Aesop never wrote down any of the tales himself; he merely recited them orally. The first recorded mention of his life came about a hundred years after he died, in a work by the eminent Greek historian Herodotus, who noted that he was a slave of one Iadmon of Samos and died at Delphi. In the first century C.E., Plutarch, another Greek historian, also speculated on Aesop's origins and life. Plutarch placed Aesop at the court of immensely weighty Croesus, the king of Lydia (now northwestern Turkey). A source from Egypt dating back to this same century also described Aesop as a slave from the Aegean island of Samos, near the Turkish mainland. The source claims that after he was released from bondage he went to Babylon. Aesop has also been referred to as Phrygian, pointing to origins in central Turkey settled by Balkan tribes around 1200 B.C.E. They spoke an Indo-European language and their communities were regularly raided for slaves to serve in Greece.
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Who were aesop's family?
Aesop was a slave and the names of his parents are not known.
What was Aesop's education?
Aesop was a slave he had no education.
What was aesop's job?
Aesop was a slave. He was said to wash clothing in his latter days. Was sacrificed to Aphrodite when he got to old to be of use.
Why did Aesop receive his freedom?
He didn't. Aesop's was a slave and when he got too old to be useful he was sacrifices to Aphrodities.
Was Aesop rich or poor after he began writing his fables?
Aesop was a slave and remained a slave all his life, so the distinction of rich/poor is inapplicable to him. When he became old and unable to work he was sacrificed to the goddess Venus.
Who were aesop's family?
Aesop was a slave and the names of his parents are not known.
What was Aesop's education?
Aesop was a slave he had no education.
What was Aesop's job before he got famous?
Aesop was a slave.
What were Aesop's parents' names?
Aesop was a slave and the names of his parents are not known.
Was Aesop's father his slave owner?
NO!
What was aesop's job?
Aesop was a slave. He was said to wash clothing in his latter days. Was sacrificed to Aphrodite when he got to old to be of use.
In which country did Aesop do his storytelling?
Aesop was a slave (later freed) on the island of Samos in Greece.
When was Aesop's first fable written?
Aesop could not read or write because he was a slave
Who was a slave that wrote fables in Greece?
Aesop's
What is a name of ancient greek who wrote a group of fables?
The slave was Aesop, who was credited as being the author of Aesop's Fables or the Aesopica.
Why did Aesop receive his freedom?
He didn't. Aesop's was a slave and when he got too old to be useful he was sacrifices to Aphrodities.
Aesop was a slave in which place?
egypt Corinthian Greece
