A collection of short moral tales attributed to Aesop, a semi-legendary Greek fabulist (c. 620-564 BC). Animals embody human vices and virtues; each fable concludes with a moral (epimythium). Among the most widely transmitted texts in Western history.
Defining model of the fable genre; moral instruction through animal allegory; foundational to Western didactic literary tradition.
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