Hesiod

About Hesiod

Hesiod, an influential Greek poet active around the late 8th or early 7th century BCE, holds the #277 rank in the Pantheon project for his monumental historical importance. His surviving works, primarily *Theogony* and *Works and Days*, are foundational texts for understanding early Greek mythology, cosmology, and agricultural ethics, providing essential context for later classical thought and literature.

Despite this deep historical significance, Hesiod's contemporary digital footprint appears modest. In 2025, his annualized Wikipedia views totaled approximately 300K. This level of attention is notably similar to that of the much less historically important writer F. Scott Fitzgerald (#456 importance), who garnered 1.2M views, or even Emily Dickinson (#414 importance) at 941K views, suggesting a significant gap between his historical weight and modern internet attention. Overall, his attention gap is calculated at roughly 1x, meaning the internet acknowledges him in line with expectations, though comparisons with other writers highlight a relative deficit.

The data does show a small positive trend, with a 4% increase in attention momentum between Q1 and Q3 of 2025, even as his year-over-year views declined by 5.7%.