Aesop

Aesop was an Ancient Greek fabulist or story teller credited with a number of fables now collectively known as Aesop's Fables. Although his existence remains uncertain and (if he ever existed) 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 are characterized by animals and inanimate objects that speak, solve problems, and generally have human characteristics.

Scattered details of Aesop's life can be found in ancient sources, including Aristotle, Herodotus, and Plutarch. An ancient literary work called The Aesop Romance tells an episodic, probably highly fictional version of his life, including the traditional description of him as a strikingly ugly slave (δοῦλος) who by his cleverness acquires freedom and becomes an adviser to kings and city-states. Older spellings of his name have included Esop(e) and Isope. Depictions of Aesop in popular culture over the last 2500 years have included several works of art and his appearance as a character in numerous books, films, plays, and television programs.

620 BCE - 564 BCE

Known For

  • Big Business
    Big Business1988
  • The Tortoise and the Hare
    The Tortoise and the Hare1935
  • Tortoise Beats Hare
    Tortoise Beats Hare1941
  • Tortoise Wins by a Hare
    Tortoise Wins by a Hare1943
  • Don't Give Up the Sheep
    Don't Give Up the Sheep1953
  • Familiebezoek
    Familiebezoek1936
  • The Grasshopper and the Ants
    The Grasshopper and the Ants1934
  • Three Little Wolves
    Three Little Wolves1936
  • Rabbit Transit
    Rabbit Transit1947
  • Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare
    Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare2008
  • A Sheep in the Deep
    A Sheep in the Deep1962
  • Ready, Woolen and Able
    Ready, Woolen and Able1960
  • Woolen Under Where
    Woolen Under Where1963
  • The Story of 'The Tortoise & the Hare'
    The Story of 'The Tortoise & the Hare'2002
  • World Famous Fairy Tales
    World Famous Fairy Tales1 season
  • A Lebre e a Tartaruga
    A Lebre e a Tartaruga2005

Cinematografie

2025
The Town that Cried Wolf · as Original Story
2008
2006
2005
A Lebre e a Tartaruga · as Original Story
2005
A Cigarra e a Formiga · as Original Story
2002
The Story of 'The Tortoise & the Hare' · as Based On: The Popular Fable By
1996
Adventures from the Book of Virtues · as Fable "the Brave Mice"
1988
Big Business · as Short Story
1976
1968
Fábulas · as Story
1963
Woolen Under Where · as Fable: "the Wolf In Sheep's Clothing"
1962
A Sheep in the Deep · as Fable: "the Wolf In Sheep's Clothing"
1960
Ready, Woolen and Able · as Fable: "the Wolf In Sheep's Clothing"
1957
Steal Wool · as Fable: "the Wolf In Sheep's Clothing"
1955
Double or Mutton · as Fable: "the Wolf In Sheep's Clothing"
1953
Don't Give Up the Sheep · as Fable: "the Wolf In Sheep's Clothing"
1947
Rabbit Transit · as Story "the Tortoise And The Hare"
1943
Tortoise Wins by a Hare · as Story "the Tortoise And The Hare"
1941
Tortoise Beats Hare · as Original Story
1936
The Country Cousin · as Original Story
1936
Three Little Wolves · as Original Story
1935
The Tortoise and the Hare · as Original Story
1934
The Grasshopper and the Ants · as Original Story
1913

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