#aesop's fables

[pulpsandcomics2]

The Lion and The Mouse

[rhetthammersmithhorror]

Two Worlds | 1929

[potachi]

The Fox and the Grapes

[weirdlookindog]

Ernest Griset - Mercury and the Woodman

illustration from 'Æsop's Fables', 1869.

[facts-i-just-made-up]

What does the fox say

"Νομίζω ότι αυτά τα σταφύλια ήταν πικρά ούτως ή άλλως."

[multcolib]

The Swan and the Stork, from our copy of Aesopic's: or a Second Collection of Fables, Paraphras'd in Verse: Adorn'd With Sculpture, and Illustrated With Annotations. Published in 1668 by Thomas Roycroft.

[nemfrog]

Illustration for "The Fox and The Crow." Aesop's fables in rhyme. 1924.

Internet Archive

[namedictionarypublishers]

Name of the Day: Usopp

From What Does My Brilliant Name Mean?, my 550-page name-dictionary ($5.99). https://ko-fi.com/namedictionarypublishers

Name: Usopp

Pronunciation: OOHSS-sawp

Languages: Greek, to Old English, to Japanese

Meaning: He Honors Uso--Falsehoods, Lies, and Untruths; Moreover; He Honors the Greek Teller of Fables, Aesop, Whose Name Derives from Aithiops, which Commemorates Dark-Complexioned Ethiopians--Great Africans, All

Notable Use of this Name: The valiant Straw Hat Pirate Usopp, or Usoppu, has a Pinocchio-like nose, reflecting the fact that he tells hard-to-believe lies, in the One Piece universe of manga and anime, devised by Japan's Eiichiro Oda (1975-).  Usopp’s name honors the Japanese word uso--untruths.  However, his name also honors the renowned Greek teller of fables, Aesop (620 BC-560 BC).  Regarding Aesop, English scholar William Martin Leake (1777-1860) said that coins, c. 520 BC, from Delphi, Greece, show the “head of a Negro,” and might depict Aesop, who was slain in Delphi.

 Public Domain Image: This coin from Delphi, Greece, c. 520 BC, of the head of a black person, may depict the beloved fable-teller Aesop, who was slain in Delphi--and the coin brings to mind the Straw Hat Pirate Usopp, from the One Piece universe of manga and anime, whose name honors Aesop.

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[thefugitivesaint]

Albert Staehle (1899-1974), 'Compton Advertising Inc.', ''Fortune'', Vol. 22, #1, July 1940 Source

[pixel-makes-art]

This is an illustration project based on Aesop's fable The Frogs Who Wished for a King. In short, the story is about these frogs who pray to Zeus asking for a king. He throws down a log and the frogs take advantage of this log. The frogs then petition to Zeus about the government. Zeus sends down a crane that attacks the frogs. The left drawing shows the beginning and the right drawing shows the end. The top decoration represents Zeus. This piece was done with acrylic paint and digital.

[toramtoram]

Oh my God

I just realized that Usopp's name is based on Aesop. A fabulist from the Ancient Greece...

IT MAKES SENSE RIGHT???

[sagepuca]

Ok so I talk to my friends a lot about my webcomic cause it’s silly, but surprisingly when I tell them about the premise a lot of them tell me they’ve never heard of Aesop’s fables or only a couple famous ones

And it has occurred to me that maybe not everyone fixated on Aesop’s fables as much as I did when I was little

So for educational purposes:

[life-imitates-art-far-more]

Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1686-1755) "The Fisherman and the Little Fish from Fontaine’s Fables" (1739) Oil on canvas Rococo

The story of the fisherman and the little fish was first recounted by Aesop, though La Fontaine’s later retelling would have served as Oudry’s primary source. The fable tells of a small fish is caught by a fisherman. The fish begs for its life on account of its diminutive size, suggesting that the fisherman should wait until it is larger, when the fish will make for a more filling meal. The fisherman refuses, noting that every little bit helps, and that it is stupid to give up a present advantage for an uncertain future gain—as the expression goes, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Yet there is no such proverb in French, and so La Fontaine concludes with the reflection that one possession is better than two promises: “un ‘tiens’ vaut mieux que deux ‘tu l’auras.’”

[mans-best-frend]

[krumpkin]

Another AI I did , slow and steady wins the race 😁

[weirdlookindog]

Ernest Griset - The Owl and the Cricket

illustration from 'Æsop's Fables', 1869.