Famous Greeks

i am going to talk to you about the famous greeks

NAMES OF Famous Greeks that i am going to talk about

• AESOP
• HOMER
• SAPPHO
• HESOID
• PINDAR

why was AESOP famous?

• AESOP WAS FAMOUS FOR HIS FABLES
• ONE OF HIS FAMOUS STORIES IS THE TALE OF THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER
• AESOP'S FABLES WERE KNOWN FOR TEACHING A MORAL

why was HOMER famous?

• HOMER IS FAMOUS FOR HIS FABULOUS POEMS
• HIS FAMOUS POEMS ARE NAMED THE ILIAD AND THE ODYSSEY 

why was SAPPHO famous?

•  SHE WAS FAMOUS FOR WRITING ROMANTIC POETRY 
• POETRY WAS VERY POPULAR IN HER DAYS

why was HESOID famous

• HIS BOOKS HELPED HISTORIANS UNDERSTAND DAILY LIFE 
• HIS BOOK WAS ABOUT GREEK RURAL LIFE 
• THE BOOK WAS CALLED WORK AND DAYS

why was PINDAR famous?

•  HE IS KNOW TODAY FOR HIS ODES
• Pindar - Pindar is considered the greatest of the nine lyric poets of Ancient Greece. 

Why was herodotus famous?

• Herodotus was a historian who chronicled the Persian wars 
• Herodotus was often called the father of history 

why was thUCYDIDES FAMOUS

• HE WROTE ABOUT THE WAR BETWEEN THE ATHENS AND SPARTA  

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