Theogony

“Titanomachy”, ascribed both to Eumelus of Corinth and to Arctinus of Miletus, began with a kind of Theogony which told of the union of Heaven and Earth and of their offspring the Cyclopes and the Hundred-handed Giants.

Hesiod, Homeric Hymns, and Homerica 2007

It is surely an error to suppose that lines 22-35 all refer to Hesiod: rather, the author of the "Theogony" tells the story of his own inspiration by the same Muses who once taught Hesiod glorious song.

Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica Hesiod

Thirdly, there is the passage in the "Theogony" relating to Hesiod and the Muses.

Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica Hesiod

While his brother wasted his patrimony and ultimately came to want ( "Works and Days", 34 ff.), Hesiod lived a farmer's life until, according to the very early tradition preserved by the author of the "Theogony" (22-23), the Muses met him as he was tending sheep on

Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica Hesiod

This conclusion served to link the "Theogony" to what must have been

Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica Hesiod

"Theogony": ` We can tell many a feigned tale to look like truth, but we can, when we will, utter the truth '( "Theogony" 26-27).

Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica Hesiod

-- The "Theogony" of Hesiod; Archilochus; the ladies of Lesbos; Sappho and her poems; the era of Athenian greatness; Pindar; Euripides; Menander.

Mosaics of Grecian History Marcius Willson

The only complete poem of the genealogical group is the "Theogony", which traces from the beginning of things the descent and vicissitudes of the families of the gods.

Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica Hesiod

Miletus, began with a kind of Theogony which told of the union of Heaven and Earth and of their offspring the Cyclopes and the Hundred-handed

Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica Hesiod

It seems to be distinctly earlier than the "Theogony", which refers to it, apparently, as a poem already renowned.

Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica Hesiod