Hesiod was an early Greek poet and who flourished around 700 BC. Scholars suggest that he lived during the time of Homer, and their works have often been compared to each other. He is known as the first poet ever in the Western tradition to have written poems. He is also known as the father of didactic poetry, and his lyrics often had morals and instructions for his audience. He, along with Homer, is credited for initiating Greek religious customs, which were followed by his people. Hesiod's works have been regarded as a source of insight into traditional Greek mythology, Greek astronomy, agriculture, and ancient time-keeping. He is also considered to be the first economist. The only two complete works that remain are ‘Theogony’ and ‘Works and Days’. Some of his other works include ‘Shield of Heracles’, the ‘Catalogue of Women’, ‘Precepts of Chiron’, and the ‘Melampodia; these works are fragmented and incomplete. However, scholars have difference of opinion about Hesiod's authorship of these works.