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Genre. Fable. Notable works. Number of fables now collectively known as Aesop's Fables. Aesop (/ ˈiːsɒp / EE-sop or / ˈeɪsɒp / AY-sop; Greek: Αἴσωπος, Aísōpos; c. 620–564 BCE; formerly rendered as Æsop) was a Greek fabulist and storyteller credited with a number of fables now collectively known as Aesop's Fables.
Aesop, the supposed author of a collection of Greek fables, almost certainly a legendary figure. The probability is that Aesop was no more than a name invented to provide an author for fables centering on beasts, so that ‘a story of Aesop’ became synonymous with ‘fable.’
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- He Was Mute and Ugly. According to legend, Aesop was a remarkably ugly individual. He is described as filthy, with a fat belly, a large head, bandy arms, flat and fat feet, bug eyes, and misshapen facial features.
- Aesop was a Slave. In stories, Aesop always starts out as a slave. There were two types of slaves in ancient Greece, those born into slavery (dolos) and those who had been captured and forced into slavery (andrapodon).
- Was He of African Descent? Perceptions of Aesop have fluctuated and changed over the course of history. A 13th-century Byzantine scholar named Planudes made a recension of The Aesop Romance, in which he suggested that Aesop may have actually been an African man from Ethiopia based on his name.
- Aesop Worked for King Croesus. In one story after Aesop won his freedom, he decided to travel the world. During his travels he developed a reputation for his ability to skillfully solve difficult riddles and problems for the rich, occasionally telling his animal fables when the time was right.
Aesop was by tradition a Greek slave, and he is known today exclusively for the genre of fables ascribed to him. “Aesop’s Fables” (most of which have anthropomorphic animals as the main characters) have remained popular throughout history , and are still taught as moral lessons and used as subjects for various entertainments, especially ...
Aesop was an Ancient Greek writer who lived in the 6th century BC in Athens, Greece. Aesop (Aisopos in Greek, Αίσωπος) is known about the myths he wrote, referred to as Aesop’s Fables. Little is known about the life of Aesop.
Mar 8, 2014 · Written by a former Greek slave, in the late to mid-6th century BCE, Aesop's Fables are the world's best known collection of morality tales. The fables, numbering 725, were originally told from person-to-person...
Aesop, we are told by the unnamed author, was a slave from Samos, a Greek island in the Northern Aegean. He had a number of distinctive traits. He was remarkably ugly, and is frequently compared to animals in terms of his appearance.
