고대 그리스의 우화 작가로, 본명은 그리스어로 아이소포스(Aisopos)다. 기원전 6세기경 그리스에서 살았던 인물로 알려져 있지만 이솝의 생몰년 및 정확한 행적에 관해 동시대 사람들이 기록한 것은 없다. 다만 헤로도토스와 아리스토텔레스 등의 고대 역사가들이 언급한 기록을 통해서 그 대강을 짐작할 수 있다.
그리스의 역사가 헤로도토스에 의해 기원전 6세기 초반에 살았던 인물로 추정되었고, 아리스토텔레스와 같은 고대 그리스 학자에 의해 현재의 터키 내륙 지방에 해당하는 흑해 연안의 도시 트라키아(Thracia) 출신으로 기록되기도 했다. 또한 2세기경 그리스에서 저술된 것으로 보이는《이솝의 생애》에 사모스 섬에서 철학자 크산투스(혹은 이아드몬)의 노예로 생활했던 것이 묘사되어 있으며, 자유인이 된 시기는 알려져 있지 않으나 부유한 사모스 인의 변론을 맡은 이후인 것으로 추정된다. 이후 우화 작가로 그리스 전역에 이름을 떨치지만, 구전이라는 우화의 특성상 모든 ‘이솝 이야기’를 그가 저술했다고 하기에는 다소 무리가 있다.
THE FOX AND THE GRAPES 16
THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGGS 17
THE MISCHIEVOUS DOG 18
THE MICE IN COUNCIL 19
THE DOG AND THE SOW 20
THE SPENDTHRIFT AND THE SWALLOW 21
THE FOX AND THE CROW 22
THE OLD WOMAN AND THE DOCTOR 24
THE CAT AND THE BIRDS 27
THE ASS, THE FOX, AND THE LION 28
THE MOON AND HER MOTHER 30
THE BOYS AND THE FROGS 31
MERCURY AND THE WOODMAN 32
THE CROW AND THE PITCHER 34
THE NORTH WIND AND THE SUN 36
THE MISTRESS AND HER SERVANTS 38
THE WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING 39
THE GOODS AND THE ILLS 40
THE FOX AND THE STORK 42
THE MILKMAID AND HER PAIL 44
THE DOLPHINS, THE WHALES, AND THE SPRAT 46
THE FROGS' COMPLAINT AGAINST THE SUN 47
THE FIR-TREE AND THE BRAMBLE 48
THE DOG, THE COCK, AND THE FOX 50
THE BEE AND JUPITER 51
THE GNAT AND THE BULL 53
THE BLIND MAN AND THE CUB 54
THE BOY AND THE SNAILS 55
THE FLEA AND THE MAN 56
THE APES AND THE TWO TRAVELLERS 58
THE OAK AND THE REEDS 61
THE SHEPHERD'S BOY AND THE WOLF 62
THE FISHERMAN AND THE SPRAT 63
THE FOX AND THE GOAT 64
THE CRAB AND HIS MOTHER 66
THE DOG AND THE COOK 68
THE FARMER AND HIS SONS 70
THE MONKEY AS KING 71
THE THIEVES AND THE COCK 73
THE FARMER AND FORTUNE 74
JUPITER AND THE MONKEY 75
FATHER AND SONS 76
THE LAMP 77
THE OWL AND THE BIRDS 78
The Ass in the Lion's Skin 81
THE BOY BATHING 82
THE QUACK FROG 85
THE SHE-GOATS AND THEIR BEARDS 86
THE SWOLLEN FOX 87
THE BOY AND THE NETTLES 88
JUPITER AND THE TORTOISE 89
THE DOG IN THE MANGER 90
THE OXEN AND THE AXLETREES 91
THE BOY AND THE FILBERTS 92
THE OLIVE-TREE AND THE FIG-TREE 93
THE FROGS ASKING FOR A KING 94
THE LION AND THE BOAR 96
THE WALNUT-TREE 97
THE MAN AND THE LION 98
THE TORTOISE AND THE EAGLE 99
THE FOX WITHOUT A TAIL 100
THE TRAVELLER AND HIS DOG 102
THE WILD BOAR AND THE FOX 103
THE SHIPWRECKED MAN AND THE SEA 104
MERCURY AND THE SCULPTOR 106
THE FAWN AND HIS MOTHER 107
THE FOX AND THE LION 108
THE EAGLE AND HIS CAPTOR 110
THE BLACKSMITH AND HIS DOG 111
THE DOG AND THE SHADOW 113
THE BEAR AND THE FOX 114
THE ASS AND THE OLD PEASANT 116
THE MAN AND THE IMAGE 117
THE OX AND THE FROG 118
HERCULES AND THE WAGGONER 120
THE POMEGRANATE, THE APPLE-TREE, AND THE BRAMBLE 121
THE BLACKAMOOR 122
THE LION AND THE WILD ASS 124
THE EAGLE AND THE ARROW 125
THE MAN AND THE SATYR 126
THE IMAGE-SELLER 128
THE WOLF, THE MOTHER, AND HER CHILD 129
THE OLD WOMAN AND THE WINE-JAR 130
THE LIONESS AND THE VIXEN 132
THE VIPER AND THE FILE 133
THE CAT AND THE COCK 135
THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE 136
THE OXEN AND THE BUTCHERS 138
THE WOLF AND THE LION 139
THE SHEEP, THE WOLF, AND THE STAG 140
THE LION AND THE THREE BULLS 141
THE HORSE AND HIS RIDER 142
THE GOAT AND THE VINE 143
THE TWO POTS 144
THE OLD HOUND 145
THE LARK AND THE FARMER 146
THE HOUND AND THE HARE 148
THE LION, THE MOUSE, AND THE FOX 149
THE WOLF AND THE CRANE 150
THE WOLF AND THE SHEEP 152
THE THREE TRADESMEN 153
THE TOWN MOUSE AND THE COUNTRY MOUSE 154
THE WOLF, THE FOX, AND THE APE 157
THE EAGLE AND THE COCKS 158
THE FARMER AND THE FOX 159
THE CROW AND THE SWAN 160
THE STAG WITH ONE EYE 161
THE COCK AND THE JEWEL 162
THE FARMER AND THE STORK 163
THE GRASSHOPPER AND THE ANTS 164
THE FARMER AND THE VIPER 166
THE TWO FROGS 167
THE BALD MAN AND THE FLY 169
THE MONKEY AND THE CAMEL 170
THE FLEA AND THE OX 171
THE TRAVELLERS AND THE PLANE-TREE 172
THE BIRDS, THE BEASTS, AND THE BAT 174
THE MAN AND HIS TWO SWEETHEARTS 175
THE EAGLE, THE JACKDAW, AND THE SHEPHERD 176
THE MILLER, HIS SON, AND THEIR ASS 178
THE STAG AND THE VINE 182
THE SICK STAG 183
THE WOLF AND THE GOAT 184
THE HEIFER AND THE OX 186
THE ASS AND HIS DRIVER 187
THE KINGDOM OF THE LION 189
THE LION AND THE HARE 190
THE BULL AND THE CALF 191
THE TREES AND THE AXE 192
THE ASTRONOMER 194
THE CAGE-BIRD AND THE BAT 195
THE KID AND THE WOLF 196
THE BALD HUNTSMAN 198
THE HERDSMAN AND THE LOST BULL 199
THE MULE 200
THE HOUND AND THE FOX 201
THE PACK-ASS AND THE WILD ASS 202
THE ANT 203
THE FROGS AND THE WELL 204
THE CRAB AND THE FOX 206
THE FOX AND THE GRASSHOPPER 207
THE ASS AND THE DOG 208
THE PIG AND THE SHEEP 209
THE GOATHERD AND THE GOAT 211
THE LION, JUPITER, AND THE ELEPHANT 212
THE GARDENER AND HIS DOG 214
THE RIVERS AND THE SEA 215
THE LION IN LOVE 216
THE BEE-KEEPER 217
THE WOLF AND THE HORSE 219
THE WASP AND THE SNAKE 220
THE FOWLER AND THE LARK 221
THE FISHERMAN PIPING 222
THE WEASEL AND THE MAN 224
THE PLOUGHMAN, THE ASS, AND THE OX 225
DEMADES AND HIS FABLE 226
THE CROW AND THE SNAKE 227
THE MONKEY AND THE DOLPHIN 228
THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE HAWK 230
THE ROSE AND THE AMARANTH 231
THE MAN, THE HORSE, THE OX, AND THE DOG 232
THE WOLF AND HIS SHADOW 235
MERCURY AND THE MAN BITTEN BY AN ANT 236
THE STAG AND THE LION 237
THE LION, THE FOX, AND THE ASS 238
THE EAGLE AND THE FOX 240
THE GNAT AND THE LION 242
HERCULES AND MINERVA 244
THE FOX AND THE LEOPARD 245
THE CROW AND THE RAVEN 246
THE WITCH 247
THE MISER 248
THE HUNTER AND THE WOODMAN 250
THE SERPENT AND THE EAGLE 251
THE DOG CHASING A WOLF 252
THE HAWK, THE KITE, AND THE PIGEONS 253
THE HORSE AND THE ASS 255
PROMETHEUS AND THE MAKING OF MAN 256
THE HUNTER AND THE HORSEMAN 257
THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE SWALLOW 258
THE TRAVELLER AND FORTUNE 259
