《伊索寓言》是世界上最古老的寓言，反映了古代希腊人对生活和自然界的看法以及人与人之间的关系。《伊索寓言》语言简洁明快，通俗易懂，形式短小精悍，形象生动逼真，风格多种多样。伊索寓言对世界各国影响巨大，其体现的是希腊精神，德尔斐的阿波罗神庙内镌刻的两条警句"自知"和"节制"就是对这一精神的概括。伊索寓言通过希腊神话人物，如爱神阿佛洛狄忒、主神宙斯、太阳神阿波罗等；通过拟人化的动植物，狼和羊、狮子和狐狸、橡树和芦苇等多种形象，通过它们的言论、举止、性格来刻画人生，这使得寓言的内容更加丰富，读来颇有新鲜感。此外，大多数寓言的开头或结尾都有一句充满哲理的箴言来概括其深刻含义，以警世醒人。《伊索寓言》如今已经家喻户晓，常被用来阐述人生道理，不仅深受广大少年儿童的喜爱，也是成年人茶余饭后阅读的经典之作。(Aesop's Fables is the oldest fable in the world, depicting opinions of ancient Greeks on life and nature as well as interpersonal relationship. The language of Aesop's Fables is concise, vivid, popular and easy to understand in terse and forceful form, vivid and lively as well as versatile styles. The Aesop's Fables is influential to countries around the globe, representing the Hellenism. Two aphorisms "self-awareness" and "continence" in the Temple of Apollo of Delphi summarize this spirit. The Aesop's Fables depicts life via Greek mythology characters such as Goddess of love Aphrodite, Zeus, the God of Sun Apollo as well as via personification of animals and plants such as wolf, sheep, lion, fox, oak tree and reed with their speeches, behaviors and personalities, enriching the content of fables and refreshing the stories for readers. In addition, there is generally one proverb full of philosophy at the beginning or end of most fables to summarize its profound meaning to alert ordinary people. The Aesop's Fables is now known to households around the world and is used to illustrate life principles. It is not only favored by young children but also by adults as a classic work.)