Aesop
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Most Influential Person Across History
Ancient Greek storyteller
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Why Is Aesop Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Aesop was a Greek fabulist and storyteller credited with a number of fables now collectively known as Aesop's Fables. Although his existence remains unclear and no writings by him survive, numerous tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. Many of the tales associated with him are characterized by anthropomorphic animal characters.
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What Are Aesop's Academic Contributions?
Aesop has made the following academic contributions:
- Three Hundred Æsop's Fables
- The Wolf and the Lamb
- The Wolf and the Crane
- The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
- The Tortoise and the Hare
- The Lion and the Mouse
- The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs
- The Frog and the Mouse
- The Fox and the Stork
- The Fox and the Grapes
- The Fox and the Crow
- The Ant and the Grasshopper
- The Thief and the Housedog
- The Frog and the Ox
- The Dog in the Manger
