By Morgan Brisbin

Aesop's fables were known for both talking animals as well as teaching a moral.

Hesiod - Hesiod wrote a book that was about Greek rural life called Works and Days. This helped historians to understand what the daily life for the average Greek person was like. He also wrote Theogany, which explained a lot about Greek Mythology.

Homer - Homer was the most famous of the Greek epic poets. He wrote the epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey.

Pindar - Pindar is considered the greatest of the nine lyric poets of Ancient Greece. He is most known today for his odes.

One of the great lyric poets, she wrote romantic poetry that was very popular in her day.