Hesiod Quotes

In the passage, The Works And Days by the ancient Greek poet Hesiod, He talks about winter as if winter were to be a person. “ Many solid fir trees along the slope of the mountain his force bends against the prospering earth, and all the innumerable forest is loud with him.” the ancient Greek poet Hesiod is using “his” to describe the wind. In the passage the wind has affected aspects of the natural world but he does not cover everything. “But not even Boreas’ force can blow through a sheepskin to any degree, for the thick flee holds him out.”” It does bend the old man like a wheel’s timber. It does not blow through the soft skin of a young maiden who keeps her place inside the house by her loving mother.” Winter’s effect on the human soul is described in this quote. The old man has experienced winter before making him content and this quote is also trying to explain

Hesiod uses Lenaion to describe winter. “Beware of the month Lenaion, bad days that would take the skin off an ox.” Winter in general is a cold season with extreme weather that could take the skin off an ox.” But not even Boreas’ force can blow through a sheepskin to any degree, for the thick fleece holds him out.” Hesiod concentrates on the human soul after he finishes describing the wind. “It does bend the old man like a wheel’s timber.” Hesiod creates the image that the old has been through these types of bad days before. Hesiod connects winter with the stages of life by experience. From how the wind bends the old man to when the old No-Bones the polyp gnaws his own feet. The old man has experienced these days before, but the old No-Bones hasn’t and cannot stand it. The image of the young maiden is an innocent young lady who has not been through these types of bad