Aesop’s Fables | Aesop’s Fables

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Author: Aesop
First Published: 1484
Type of Work: Short fiction
Type of Plot: Fable
Time of Work: Antiquity
Genres: Fable, Short fiction, Children’s literature, Fantasy, Didactic literature, Animal tale, Bestiary
Subjects: Mythology or myths, Politics, Supernatural, Education or educators, Legends, Folklore, Symbolism, Gods or goddesses, Heroes or heroism, Edible plants, Grapes, Greek or Roman times, Ants, Animals, Foxes, Fables, Grasshoppers
Locales: Greece, ancient

The fables attributed to Aesop were actually composed over the course of many centuries. Aesop is a semilegendary figure, about whom various stories have been told. All that can be known with any certainty about Aesop is that he was a Phrygian slave who was later freed by his Greek master because of the wit and charm of Aesop’s stories. All other details about Aesop’s life appear to have been invented after his death. For example, it is said that Aesop served under two masters, Xanthus and Iadmon, on the island of Samos. After being freed by Iadmon,...

Aesop’s Fables | Aesop’s Fables

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