Theogony

Hesiod · Archaic Greek epic

The foundational genealogy of the Greek cosmos, from the first beings through Titans and Olympian succession.

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Title: Theogony
Creator: Hesiod
Date: Archaic Greek epic
Holding source: Perseus Digital Library
Medium: Classic text
Mythic links: Chaos, Gaia, Nyx, Erebus, Tartarus, Uranus, Pontus, Cronus, Rhea, Oceanus, Hyperion, Coeus, Themis, Mnemosyne, Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Hades, Demeter, Hestia, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Hermes, Dionysus, Persephone, Heracles, Medusa, Cerberus, Lernaean Hydra

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