Hesiod Vs Ovid

The book that I have choose to read is Mythology by Edith Hamilton. In this book, is a collection of stories about the Gods and Heroes. So far, I've read the long introduction on how mythology came to be, what it's really about, and some of the original writers,i.e. Ovid and Hesiod, which i will be comparing and contrasting.

Starting with Ovid, he was a Latin poet who wrote during the reign of Augustus. He wrote/made Metamorphoses, a collection of myths ("Ovid is a compendium of mythology.") He had a more optimistic look on life. Also, he used the popular myths for his own poetry/story telling. ("Never mind how silly they are, I will dress them up so prettily for you that you will like them.") On the other hand, we have Hesiod. Hesiod was a Greek, poor farmer whose life was always harder for him("Hesiod was a poor farmer whose life was hard and bitter.") Even though his life was tragic, his poem, The Works and Days, was showing the good sides to life. He was also most likely to be the first man in Greece to wonder how everything had happened and to think out an explanation("If Hesiod did write it, then a humble peasant,...was the first man in Greece to wonder how everything had happened,...Homer never wondered about anything.") …show more content…
One way, is that they both believed in Greek myths in one way or another. Secondly, they both were poets writing books/collections. Lastly, they both were quality poets/storytellers and two of the most popular mythology

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