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THEOGONY Or, Birth of the Gods, By Hesiod (c. 700 BCE) Translated by: Hugh G. Evelyn-White Textural corrections, additions and notes by Barry F. Vaughan1 PROLOGUE: 1 From the Helikonian Muses let us begin to sing, who hold the great and holy mount of Helicon, and dance on soft feet about the deep-blue spring
Theogony Or, Birth of the Gods, By Hesiod (c. 700 BCE) Translated by: Hugh G. Evelyn-White Textural corrections, additions and notes by Barry F. Vaughan1 PROLOGUE: 1 From the Helikonian Muses let us begin to sing, who hold the great and holy mount of Helicon, and dance on soft feet about the deep-blue spring
4 Earth, in the cosmology of Hesiod, is a disk surrounded by the river Oceanus and floating upon a waste of waters. It is called the foundation of all （the qualification “the deathless ones...” etc. is an interpolation）,
Read the full text of Hesiod's Theogony, a poem describing the origins and genealogy of the gods, translated by Evelyn-White. Also find other works by Hesiod and fragments of early Greek epic.
Hesiod. The Homeric Hymns and Homerica with an English Translation by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Theogony. Cambridge, MA.,Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1914. The Annenberg CPB/Project provided support for entering this text.
Theogony. By Hesiod. Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. This work is only provided via the Perseus Project at Tufts University. You may begin reading the English translation as well as the Greek version and a Greek version with morphological links.
The Theogony, attributed to Hesiod, was the first Greek cosmogony - outlining the origins and lineage of the Greek gods. The work begins with the universe in a state of chaos and progresses through a narrative that establishes divine order.
