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Hesiod And The Ascent Of Zeus
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The Theogony, attributed to the Greek poet, Hesiod, is a description of the creation of the world and Zeus's rise to power through the succession of fathers to sons. It starts with Ouranos and ends when Zeus prevents the succession from continuing to his own son.
The very first being is Chaos. Next is Gaia, the earth. She is "the ever-immovable ....
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.... and tisis, the vengeance "destined to follow" (Theog. 210).
Gaia also had children with her other son, Pontos. Their names are Nereus, Thaumas, Phorkys, Keto, and Eurybia.
Among Night's children are Thanatos (Death), Hypnos (Sleep), and Eris (Strife). The youngest child, Eris, a "hardhearted demon" (Theog. 225) gave birth to such evils as Murd.... |
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