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Let there be gods: Hesiod’s ‘Theogony’

The Hindu 09 Nov 2019
One of the two sources most commonly quoted by Socrates is Hesiod ... Hesiod probably lived around 700 years before Christ, and more or less in the same time as Homer, who is the other most frequently quoted Socratic source ... To me, the most interesting character in the work is Prometheus, through whom Hesiod links the gods to us humans.
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Bible verse - Psalm 147:19-20; quote by Hesiod

Victoria Advocate 18 Oct 2019
Hesiod was a Greek poet generally thought by scholars to have been active between 750 and 650 BC, around the same time as Homer; he is generally ...
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Poem of the week: from Hesiod's Theogony

The Guardian 12 Aug 2019
This classical allegory of the poet’s role has intriguing modern resonance Lines from Hesiod’s Theogony, translated by Thomas Cooke “Shepherds, attend, your happiness who place In gluttony alone, the swain’s disgrace; Strict to your duty in the field you keep, There vigilant by night to watch your sheep ... I took the gift, with holy raptures fired.
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