Homer VS Hesiod Have you ever wondered what people thought before the start of philosophy? If you look in a textbook it will tell you about myths. More importantly, it will tell you about two poets, Homer and Hesiod, who wrote about those myths. Each of them have their differences and similarities. This paper is not just about one or the other but about both and how they compare. Lets start with Hesiod. He claims to have written his poems when he was inspired by the gods, also known as divine inspiration. In his poem, Theogony, he writes about how it all started. He describes it like this, “First they celebrate the august race of first-born gods, whom Earth bore to broad Heaven, then their progeny, giver of good things.” –Theogony, 43-46.
