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This is a recitation of lines 1-20 of Hesiod's Theogony as it would have been pronounced by an Athenian rhapsode in the 4th century BC. All phonological ana...
Embark on a mesmerizing journey through the depths of ancient Greece as we unveil the enchanting world of 'Hesiod's Theogony.' This video takes you on an ody...
The “Theogony” (Gr: “Theogonia”) of the ancient Greek poet Hesiod is a didactic or instructional poem describing the origins of the cosmos and the complicated and interconnected genealogies of the gods of the ancient Greeks, as well as some of the stories around them.
17 mar 2023 · The Theogony, composed by Hesiod around 700 BCE, is an early Greek epic. It describes in detail the beginnings of the cosmos, the origins and genealogies of the gods, and the events leading up to the rise of Zeus and the Olympians.
Hesiod's Theogony is a large-scale synthesis of a vast variety of local Greek traditions concerning the gods, organized as a narrative that tells how they came to be and how they established permanent control over the cosmos. It is the first known Greek mythical cosmogony.
Their mother, who mated with him, was Mnemosyne [Memory], who rules over the heights of Eleuther. 55 They were born to be the forgetting of misfortunes and the cessation of worries. For nine nights did Zeus the Planner lie coupled with their mother, entering her holy bed, remote from the immortals.
Hesiod's Theogony, written by the ancient Greek poet around 700 BC, describing the origins and genealogies of the Greek gods. A new, downloadable translation by Christopher Kelk.
