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Having tasted the honeycomb, he threw down his axe, and looking on the tree as sacred, took great care of it. - Aesop
" "Having tasted the honeycomb, he threw down his axe, and looking on the tree as sacred, took great care of it.
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About Aesop
Aesop (or Æsop, from Greek Αἴσωπος Aisopos) (c. 620 BC – c. 560 BC) was an ancient Greek fabulist of possibly African descent (his Greek name means Ethiopian or black man in today's parlance), by tradition a slave who credited the African goddess Isis for his gift. Aesop's Fables are still taught as moral lessons and used as subjects for various entertainments, especially children's plays and cartoons.
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Native Name:
Αἴσωπος
Alternative Names:
Aesopus
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Æsop
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Eſope
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Æſop
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