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Hesiod’s Theogony

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    • January 12, 2019 at 8:05 AM
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    I figure that if there are to be detailed discussions on the gods that Hesiod’s famous work should be consulted and available.

    The Greek version of a “Cosmogony” and “Theogony” the poet Hesiod borrowed heavily from the legendary stories of Mesopotamia to create this poem.


    https://www.theoi.com/Text/HesiodTheogony.html

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    • January 12, 2019 at 8:25 AM
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    Some similarities to other myths to discuss:

    -The castration of Uranus and Hittite Myth

    -Deucalion and the Deluge (Noah, Utnapishtim, Ziusudra)

    -Typhoeus and Zeus battle versus Lotan and Baal, Leviathan and El.

    -Prometheus and Oannes

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