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Traditionally A Phrygian Slave
According to tradition Aesop the author of the famous Aesop's
Fables is said to have a slave who lived approximately 600BC. Aristotle
mentions Aesop as a public Defender implying that at this time he
had been freed from slavery. Plutarch stated the the Athenians
created a noble statue of him. As there is little further
information on Aesop's life many scholars have cast doubt as to
whether he actually existed at all.
Aesop's Fables
The group or Fables which are referred to as Aesop's Fables date
back to the 5th Century BC and were translated from Latin by
various Greek Authors. Many of the fables in these compilations
have in fact since been found on Egyptian papyri known to date
between 800 and 1000 years before the time of Aesop. This clearly
cast doubts on the authorship of many of the fables attributed to
Aesop. Many of the fables were possibly merely compiled by Aesop from
existing fables, much in the same way that the Mother Goose
Nursery Rhymes were but a new compilation of existing rhymes!
The
Fables
There are many hundreds of fables attributed to Aesop which
include the following;
The Wolf And The Lamb
The Bat And The Weasels
The Ass And The Grasshopper
The Lion And The Mouse
The Charcoal-Burner And The Fuller
The Father And His Sons
The Boy Hunting Locusts
The Cock And The Jewel
The Kingdom Of The Lion
The Wolf And The Crane
The Fisherman Piping
Hercules And The Wagoner
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