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
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
Filmography
| 2025 | The Town that Cried Wolf · as Original Story |
| 2008 | Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare · as Original Story |
| 2006 | O Lobo e o Cordeiro e outras fábulas de La Fontaine · as Original Story |
| 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 | World Famous Fairy Tales · as Fable |
| 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 | The Dragonfly and the Ant · as Fable |