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1 online resource (1 audio file (1hr., 09 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
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Read by Philip Ray. |
| Summary |
The Theogony ("Birth of the Gods") is a poem by Hesiod which describes the origin, position and relationships of the gods of the Greek pantheon. Hesiod created a synthesis of the diverse Greek traditions concerning the gods, in the form of a hymn invoking Zeus and the Muses. The Theogony is the first known Greek mythical cosmogony. However, it should not be considered as the authoritative source of Greek mythology, but rather as a portrait of a dynamic tradition that was recorded around 700 BCE. Hesiod's narrative recounts the universe's primordial state as a dark void, the emergence of the gods and how they established control over the cosmos. Life began with the spontaneous generation of four beings: Chaos (Chasm), Gaia (Earth), Tartarus (the underworld), and Eros (Desire). |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Gods, Greek -- Poetry.
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Didactic poetry, Greek -- Translations into English.
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Religious poetry, Greek -- Translations into English.
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| Added Author |
Evelyn-White, Hugh G. (Hugh Gerard), 1884-1924.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781982782351 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1982782358 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT12563822 |
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