Epic poem · 1815

The Shield of Hercules

by Hesiod

Translated by Charles Abraham Elton (2nd ed., 1815)

Elton’s blank-verse version of the poem traditionally, though doubtfully, attributed to Hesiod, on Heracles’ duel with Cycnus and the description of his shield.

Contents · 3 parts

• Part Iabout 230 lines
• Part IIabout 230 lines
• Part IIIabout 200 lines

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