Ae·sop 
(ēsəp, -sŏp′) Sixth century BC.
(ēsəp, -sŏp′) Sixth century BC. Greek fabulist traditionally considered the author of Aesop's Fables, including "The Tortoise and the Hare" and "The Fox and the Grapes."
Ae·sopi·an (ē-sōpē-ən), Ae·sopic (-sŏpĭk) adj.