Aesop
[ee-suh p, ee-sop]
- c620–c560 b.c., Greek writer of fables.
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A long list of favorite books includes Animal Farm, Brave New World, The Wizard Of Oz, Aesop's Fables, and The Odyssey.
Historical Examples
Seven centuries elapsed before the next notice is found of the Fables of Aesop.
Aesop's FablesAesop
There is even reason to believe that Aesop is himself a Fable.
Fables in Rhyme for Little FolksJean de La Fontaine
I wish to show you the statue of Kryloff, the Russian Aesop, as he is called.
Fred Markham in RussiaW. H. G. Kingston
Phaedrus followed Aesop, but, as he affirms, not slavishly; i. prol.
The Student's Companion to Latin AuthorsGeorge Middleton
Aesop proceeds, Thales seemed to imply that he should soon grow old.
Essays and MiscellaniesPlutarch
Aesop
- ?620–564 bc, Greek author of fables in which animals are given human characters and used to satirize human failings
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Word Origin and History for aesop
Aesop
Greek Aisopos, semi-legendary 6c. B.C.E. fablist.
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