AESOP RELATING HIS FABLES

Aesop is well known all over the world for his famous fables, which teach moral lessons by means of stories involving animals. He was a historical character and many stories are told about him in ancient manuscripts, but a completely coherent story of his life is not known. He is thought to have been born as a slave on the island of Samos. At some point he earned his freedom, and gained a reputation as a story teller throughout Asia Minor. For a long while he resided at the court of Croesus in Lydia, and is said to have dined with the Seven Sages. He is frequently cited as telling clever stories in ancient literature. He is not thought to have written down his stories, but they became so well known that they were written down by many other writers.

Book Links
Aesop for Children  by  Milo Winter

Other Resources

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Clever Slave  in	Fifty Famous People  by  James Baldwin

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Aesop relating his fables  in	Aesop  in Back Matter

Contemporary	Short Biography
Solon	Rewrote the laws of Athens to better protect poor citizens from the rich.
Croesus	Wealthy monarch of Lydia who lost his kingdom to Cyrus the Great.
Thales	Early Greek philosopher and scientist, one of seven sages of Greece.
Pisistratus	Tyrant of Athens. Respected Solon's laws. Established festivals, and promoted culture.