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The Birth of Gods

Hesiod's Theogony

Classical Wisdom
Aug 19, 2022
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The Birth of Gods

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The telling of the creation of existence and the rise of the Greek gods is a tale that has survived through the writings of Hesiod, in his epic poem Theogony. For the ancient Greeks this was their answer to the most fundamental question of existence. And as with all Greek mythology, the story of the creation of the world is shrouded in fantasy and wonde…

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