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The Theogony of Hesiod

By: Hesiod
Narrated by: Andrea Giordani
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The Theogony (composed c. 700 BC) is a poem by Hesiod (8th-7th century BC) describing the origins and genealogies of the Greek gods. A theogony is a part of Greek mythology which attempts to articulate reality as a whole. Hesiod's work is a synthesis of various local Greek traditions concerning the gods, organized as a narrative that tells of their origin and how they established control over the Cosmos.

Public Domain (P)2018 Museum Audiobooks Ancient, Classical & Medieval Literature Classics Collections Poetry Greek Mythology Greece
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this is an important classical text. I would recommend everyone read it. This review is not about the text or translation but the reading. For an Australian ear, the voice is monotone and hypnotic and put me to sleep about 10 times before I finally finished this short book. Some of that is the text but a lot is the reading.

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