Aesop
 | Aesop (c. 620-564 BCE) was an ancient Greek storyteller who is thought to be the author of the fables collectively now known as Aesop’s Fables. There are no writings of his that have survived, and there are varying accounts of his life. The traditional account is that Aesop was born in either Thrace or Phrygia about 620 BCE. He was described as being unattractive, possibly hunchbacked, and lived as a slave in Samos. He appears to have gained his freedom at some point and served as a counselor to wealthy Samians. Plutarch’s history relates that he met his demise in the city of Delphi while on a diplomatic mission from King Croesus of Lydia, where he insulted the Delphians, was sentenced to death on trumped up charges, and was thrown from a cliff. Unfortunately, none of these accounts can be thoroughly verified. Whether real or mythical, the character of Aesop has survived and appeared as a character in numerous books, plays, films, and television shows, as a sage giver of wisdom through his fables. |
Aesop's Fables
Aesop’s Fables is the title commonly given to a collection of several hundred fables that have come ..
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