Ancient Society: The Excerpts Of Theogony

The Theogony was written between the 8th and 7th century BCE by the philosopher Hesiod. This epic poem described the birth of the ancient Greek Gods, and how the heaven and earth came to be. The Gods in the Theogony relate to traditions held by the Greeks, and their daily lives. They also use the gods to explain unexplainable phenomenon’s that occurred during their era, and give piece to those who were frightened. All the gods in the Theogony had a meaning and a unique story of how they came to be

ways of explaining the world and its creation. Each of these civilizations has created unique descriptions and accounts of such events. However, when comparing them to each other, are they really different? Look at the ancient Greco - Roman creation myths as told by Hesiod in his Theogony and Works and Days and Ovid’s Metamorphoses, when compared to the creation myths as seen in the Old Testament’s book of Genesis they may not be as different as one would think. Taking a more in-depth look at both Genesis

backgrounds and motives. These authors were Hesiod, Strabo, Antiphon, Demosthenes and Aristotle. All of which were renowned professionals in their respective domains. Hesiod is known to be one of the Greek poets and is widely regarded for his work on the Theogony. Strabo is noted Greek historian/geographer whose legacy revolves around his work on the Geographica. Antiphon he was a recognized orator of Athens who often performed speeches for the public. The remaining two authors, Demosthenes was a Greek general

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