Aesop was an Ancient Greek fabulist or storyteller credited with a number of fables now collectively known as The Aesop's Fables. Many of the tales are characterized by animals and inanimate objects that speak, solve problems and generally have human characteristics.

Aesop ( lived between 620 and 560 BCE ) was an Ancient Greek fabulist or storyteller credited with a number of fables now collectively known as Aesop's Fables. Although his existence remains uncertain and (if he ever existed) no writings by him survive, numerous tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day.