Hesiod
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Theogany
“Greek Bible”
Poetic genealogy of Gods/where the Greeks got their Gods from
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Where is Hesiod from?
Ionia
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When did he write?
End of the Dark Ages
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Similarities to Homer’s writings
Same Gods/Godesses
From Greece
Wrote in dactylic hexameter
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Differences from Homer’s writings
Teaches morals
Heros = normal people
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What is the subject of Work and Days?
A didactic epic about farming and that labor is the universal lot of man
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Who was the first woman?
Pandora
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Why was Pandora created?
As a punishment to man for having fire
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Greek Family Tree
Chaos
Ouranus + Gaia
Cyclops —> Chronos —> Titans —> Olympians —> 100 Headed Beast
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