EARLY GREEK WRITERS

Homer : Lived in 8th century B.C. Thought to be the author of the oldest stories of Greek mythology, the Odyssey and the Lliad.

Hesiod : Lived in 8th century B.C. Hesiod came from very poor farming origins. He is thought to be the author of Theogony which relates to the Gods beginning`s and the battles between the Titans and the Olympians.

Pindar : Born 520 B.C. Was a poet who composed odes in honour of winners at games such as the Olympics. Pindar often used mythology in his early works.

Aeschylus : 525-426 B.C. Sophocles : 497-405 B.C. Euripides : 485-407 B.C. Playwrites whose works often featured characters from Greek mythology.

Greek Mythology

The Penguin Historical Atlas of Greece (Hist Atlas)

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