Theogony by Hesiod (translation by Richard S. Caldwell)

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Theogony by Hesiod (translation by Richard S. Caldwell)

Book Review by Centurion-Macro

 

When I first picked up Theogony, I admit that I did not have high hopes. Being a very small book, written by a poet I never heard of before, with a lengthy introduction bigger than the poem itself, I considered putting it down in favour of Homer or Virgil. However, despite my initial misgivings, I read it, and was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the writing, and how enjoyable this little poem really was to read. Theogony, in a nut shell, is a poem describing the genealogy of the Greek gods and the creation of the Greek world...

 

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[Ursus]

I enjoyed The Theogony. He has a slightly different take on the Greek gods than Homer. The influence of Near Eastern motives on Greek mythology also come across strongly in Hesiod's works.

Edited September 7, 2011 by Ursus

[Klingan]

I enjoyed The Theogony. He has a slightly different take on the Greek gods than Homer. The influence of Near Eastern motives on Greek mythology also come across strongly in Hesiod's works.

 

Which fits very well into the general time frame, if you take vase paintings into consideration.