The little that is known about his life comes from the text of his most famous work.  
The little that is known about his life comes from the text of his most famous work.  Assuming that it is accurate, he was the son of a poor farmer who began working at sea to make ends meet. The author himself remained a farmer his whole life. Known as the father of Greek didactic poetry, his work Theogony is a story of the origins of the universe and of the gods. For ten points, identify this 8th century BC poet of Works and Days.
The little that is known about his life comes from the text of his most famous work.  
Hesiod