The name of Aesop is as widely known as any that has come down from Graeco-Roman antiquity it is far from certain whether a historical Aesop ever existed . Depictions of Aesop in popular culture over the last 2,500 years have included many works of art and his appearance as a character in numerous books, films, plays, and television programs. Older spellings of his name have included Esop(e) and Isope. An ancient literary work called The Aesop Romance tells an episodic, probably highly fictional version of his life, including the traditional description of him as a strikingly ugly slave ( δοῦλος) who by his cleverness acquires freedom and becomes an adviser to kings and city-states. Scattered details of Aesop's life can be found in ancient sources, including Aristotle, Herodotus, and Plutarch. Many of the tales associated with him are characterized by anthropomorphic animal characters. Although his existence remains unclear and no writings by him survive, numerous tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. 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. Number of fables now collectively known as Aesop's FablesĪesop ( / ˈ iː s ɒ p/ EE-sop or / ˈ eɪ s ɒ p/ AY-sop Greek: Αἴσωπος, Aísōpos c. With the Farmer came his Lapdog, who danced about and licked his hand and frisked about as happy as could be.Plaster cast of a Hellenistic statue thought to depict Aesop original in the Art Collection of the Villa Albani, Rome. ‘This is a double death,’ growled the Lion.Ī Farmer one day came to the stables to see to his beasts of burden: among them was his favourite Ass, that was always well fed and often carried his master.
When they saw him on the point of death they thought to themselves: ‘Now is the time to pay off old grudges.’ So the Boar came up and drove at him with his tusks then a Bull gored him with his horns still the Lion lay helpless before them: so the Ass, feeling quite safe from danger, came up, and turning his tail to the Lion kicked up his heels into his face. The animals, his subjects, came round him and drew nearer as he grew more and more helpless. A Lion had come to the end of his days and lay sick unto death at the mouth of his cave, gasping for breath.
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