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The poet Homer composed them during the 700 B.C. Homer based these epics on stories about a war between Greece and the city of Troy.
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Why did the Greeks tell fables?
because they like to fake everything in life in general haha
What early Greek told about the ant and the grasshopper?
The Ant and the Grasshopper is one of Aesop's Fables.
Before Herodotus how did Greeks tell their past?
The Greeks told myths to tell stories of the past or they used ledgends
Who invented fables?
Allegedly Aesop.
What is the reason that the Greeks told the story of Orpheus and Eurydice?
That the dead could not come back in a physical body.
Where did Aesope live?
Aesop lived in Greece where he told his fables. He then became famous for telling his fables and in a history book we have a chapter called Aesop's fables!
What is is the origin of fables?
Fables were probably being told long before there was writing - so the origin of them has not been recorded.
Why do Aesop's Fables are still told today?
i dont know
Why did the Greeks tell fables?
because they like to fake everything in life in general haha
What were two types of early Greeks literature and what were they about?
There were fables, lyrical poems, epics, and other literature types in ancient Greece. Fables were short stories that taught a lesson. Aesop wrote many fables that we still read and enjoy today. Lyrical poems were poems set to music. Epics were extremely long poems that told a story. Homer wrote the Iliad, an epic about the Trojan War, and the Odyssey, an epic about the adventures of Oddyseus.
Why is aesop important?
Aesop is important because he wrote great fables.
What early Greek told about the ant and the grasshopper?
The Ant and the Grasshopper is one of Aesop's Fables.
Why might the Greeks have wanted to list a single author for the fables?
The Greeks may have wanted to attribute the fables to a single author, like Aesop, to create a cohesive narrative and establish a recognizable source for moral teachings. This centralization could enhance the authority and credibility of the fables, making them more memorable and easier to transmit through oral tradition. Additionally, a singular author allows for a more unified interpretation of the fables' themes and lessons, reinforcing cultural values within Greek society.
What were aesop's major influences?
He wrote and told many fables that kids still read and learn.
How and when and where were fables told or preformed?
Fables were first told in ancient Greece and India as moral tales featuring animals as characters. They were typically passed down orally through generations before being written down. Fables were often performed in various settings, such as public gatherings, markets, and theaters, to entertain and educate listeners about moral values and societal norms.
What was the first book to have fables?
Aesop's also known as The Aesopica. It is a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and storyteller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 564 BCE.
Who told Aeneas that the Greeks had captured troy?
No one did. Aeneas was in Troy when the Greeks caputered it. He didn't need to be told, he saw it happen with his own eyes.
