Theogony

Theogony
by Hesiod
Fourteenth-century Greek manuscript of Hesiod's Theogony with scholia written in the margins
Original titleΘεογονία
Written8th century BC
LanguageAncient Greek
Subject(s)Greek mythology,
Ancient Greek religion
Genre(s)Epic, Didactic[1]
Lines1022
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Theogony at Wikisource
Theogony at Greek Wikisource

The Theogony (Ancient Greek: Θεογονία, romanized: Theogonía[2], lit. 'the genealogy or birth of the gods'[3]) is a poem by Hesiod (8th–7th century BC) describing the origins and genealogies of the Greek gods, composed c. 730–700 BC.[4] It is written in the epic dialect of Ancient Greek and contains 1,022 lines. It is one of the most important sources for the understanding of early Greek cosmology.

  1. ^ "Hesiod | Greek poet". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Attic Greek: [tʰeoɡoníaː]
  3. ^ θεογονία. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project
  4. ^ West 1966, p. 45.
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