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Theogony and Works and Days

Theogony and Works and Days

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This new， fully-annotated translation by a leading expert on Hesiodic poems combines accuracy with readability and includes an introduction and explanatory notes on these two works by one of the oldest known Greek poets。 The Theogony contains a systematic genealogy and account of the struggles of the gods， and the Works and Days offers a compendium of moral and practical advice for a life of honest husbandry。

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ella grace ，

Since Theogony is basically a genealogy， it's quite dull， but definitely useful to have read prior to Homer's works （or any Ancient Greek plays）！ That being said， I would definitely recommend reading some actual myths （Apollodorus in particular） before tackling this one， as many of the introductions are simply naming the god or mythological creature， rather than explaining who they are to any extent。Works and Days is essentially Hesiod giving life advice to his brother。 It's interesting to read， Since Theogony is basically a genealogy， it's quite dull， but definitely useful to have read prior to Homer's works （or any Ancient Greek plays）！ That being said， I would definitely recommend reading some actual myths （Apollodorus in particular） before tackling this one， as many of the introductions are simply naming the god or mythological creature， rather than explaining who they are to any extent。Works and Days is essentially Hesiod giving life advice to his brother。 It's interesting to read， but not something I would ever pick up again。 。。。more

Mari ，

Theogony was very underwhelming， I much prefered works and days。

Matt ，

（Theogony only）

Simon Hébert ，

Hésiode et ses travaux， étant des piliera de la mythologie grecque， ne peuvent recevoir moins que trois étoiles。 Le style est unique， complexe， mais arrive à rester clair pour le lecteur moyen。La théogonie， Les Travaux et les Jours et le Bouclier sont trois poèmes qui m'ont agréablement surpris。 Même s'il est impossible de tout retenir ou de tout comprendre à la première lecture， la lecture est agréable et accrocheuse。Par contre， la dernière partie du livre qui contient le Catalogue des Femmes e Hésiode et ses travaux， étant des piliera de la mythologie grecque， ne peuvent recevoir moins que trois étoiles。 Le style est unique， complexe， mais arrive à rester clair pour le lecteur moyen。La théogonie， Les Travaux et les Jours et le Bouclier sont trois poèmes qui m'ont agréablement surpris。 Même s'il est impossible de tout retenir ou de tout comprendre à la première lecture， la lecture est agréable et accrocheuse。Par contre， la dernière partie du livre qui contient le Catalogue des Femmes et les autres fragments m'a un peu fait décrocher à cause de sa nature éparse。 Malgré tout， le discours entre Hésiode et Homère vers la fin m'a agréablement surpris。 Je recommande donc le livre à tout fan de mythologie ou d'histoire grecque， il en vaut la peine！ 。。。more

Katie ，

Katie's Book Report - Contains Spoilers - For my own failing memory。。。Written in 700 BC， Hesiod's Theogony and Works and Days is a great original source of Greek Mythology。 The first half of the poem - the Theogony - is a recounting and lineage of the origins of the world， specifically the Gods。 It basically takes the reader from Chaos through the twelve gods of the Greek Pantheon of Olympus， explaining the conquering of the Titans by the Olympians。 It also goes through the children of Zeus as w Katie's Book Report - Contains Spoilers - For my own failing memory。。。Written in 700 BC， Hesiod's Theogony and Works and Days is a great original source of Greek Mythology。 The first half of the poem - the Theogony - is a recounting and lineage of the origins of the world， specifically the Gods。 It basically takes the reader from Chaos through the twelve gods of the Greek Pantheon of Olympus， explaining the conquering of the Titans by the Olympians。 It also goes through the children of Zeus as well as of the major gods。The second half of the poem， Works and Days， is really a 'moral code' if-you-will for living life。 Although the poem starts out with the story of Prometheus stealing fire back from the gods， and the creation of women， namely Pandora， as one of the punishments on humanity for that act - she opens the jar unleashing all the ills of the world， but closes it in time to preserve hope - these stories are merely presented to set the stage for how the evils and wickedness of man should be overcome through adherence to hard work， justice， and prudence/temperance。 Hard work is a definite focus; "Hunger goes always with a workshy man。" Works and Days also talks about the five "races" of humankind， which I found interesting; an ancient history of the bronze and iron ages tied into the mythology of the Greek Pantheon。This book （really its a poem in its original form） is a good read for anyone interested in understanding one of the primary sources of Greek mythology。 I would also say its good if you are interested in seeing how elements of the same themes and creation stories observed in other religious texts， such as the Bible， also appear in early Greek texts。 It was an interesting， and short， read， and I am glad I read it。 。。。more

Josh ，

Both of these works are interesting。 Clearly one can see how Theogony and the emergence of Greek mythology has influenced many aspects of modern popular culture in the United States—multiple universes within the Blizzard franchise adopt articles from Theogony （e。g。 Chimaera; Hephaestus） in their own fantasy universes。 Works and Days， on the other hand， is illustrative of how religious and philosophical ideas disseminated throughout the Mediterranean world during the Late Bronze Age -> Iron Age t Both of these works are interesting。 Clearly one can see how Theogony and the emergence of Greek mythology has influenced many aspects of modern popular culture in the United States—multiple universes within the Blizzard franchise adopt articles from Theogony （e。g。 Chimaera; Hephaestus） in their own fantasy universes。 Works and Days， on the other hand， is illustrative of how religious and philosophical ideas disseminated throughout the Mediterranean world during the Late Bronze Age -> Iron Age transition， especially the oral tradition of Israelite religion （e。g。 Proverbs） showing up in Hesiod's admonitions to his brother to always remain faithful to neighbors， find a "good" wife， and avoid lying and deceit。 。。。more

Maya Joelle ，

Read Works and Days for Roman Roads。

Michael Dennis ，

I’ve never read either text before， although I know many books of mythology obviously use the Theogony as one of their primary sources。 Theogony is definitely more interesting and “relevant” than Works and Days， which， frankly， seems rather like a scattered mess of proverbs， admonitions， and an agricultural almanac。

R。 Coulter ，

Wouldn't call it the best piece of ancient literature that I've read。 Overall a lot of fun though。 Don't piss towards the sun。 Wouldn't call it the best piece of ancient literature that I've read。 Overall a lot of fun though。 Don't piss towards the sun。 。。。more

Marmalade Jones ，

Ah， Hesiod。 A funny， ranting figure in Works & Days; an imperfect， repetitive， but sometimes rousing storyteller in Theogony。 （Does battles well。 See: the Titanomachy and Typhoios episodes。） Number 1 tic: lists。 Can’t get enough of ‘em。 Whereas Homer’s oral poetry flows seamlessly from one passage to the next， only rarely betraying its pieced-together nature， Hesiod’s clearly bears the mark of a more scatterbrained and coarser composition。3。5 - 4。0 to Works & Days， for its status as Ah， Hesiod。 A funny， ranting figure in Works & Days; an imperfect， repetitive， but sometimes rousing storyteller in Theogony。 （Does battles well。 See: the Titanomachy and Typhoios episodes。） Number 1 tic: lists。 Can’t get enough of ‘em。 Whereas Homer’s oral poetry flows seamlessly from one passage to the next， only rarely betraying its pieced-together nature， Hesiod’s clearly bears the mark of a more scatterbrained and coarser composition。3。5 - 4。0 to Works & Days， for its status as a weird self-help-farming-advice-brotherly-beatdown poem。 Nothing else quite like it in Greek lit。 Invaluable look into the forging of the self-conscious “poet，” and a treasury of Greek folk-wisdom。 （“Don’t piss standing up while facing the sun。” / “Home’s best for a body。 It’s a dangerous world。”） Stanley Lombardo’s colloquial approach to translation suits the narrator’s voice well。3。0 to Theogony。 Shows the unwieldy canon of Greek myth being codified， but very haphazardly。 Ultimately， a dirt-poor man’s Metamorphoses。 。。。more

Jess ，

5 ⭐️s for Theogony not Works and Days。。 that was a bit weird

Khouloud Hkimi ，

A beautiful easy english translation 💛Hesiod claims to be inspired by the #muses themselves daughters of Zeus on mountain Helicon slopes in Boetia while he was tending his lambs， and the poet attributed his knowledge to Gods by saying: "gods told me"， and goddesses gave him a staff as a token of his new role， 👉🏻all of this reminds us somehow of Moses （peace upon him） story on mount Sinai。 Hesiod wears the cloak of a prophet。Moreover， the story of the golden age brings back to our minds the image A beautiful easy english translation 💛Hesiod claims to be inspired by the #muses themselves daughters of Zeus on mountain Helicon slopes in Boetia while he was tending his lambs， and the poet attributed his knowledge to Gods by saying: "gods told me"， and goddesses gave him a staff as a token of his new role， 👉🏻all of this reminds us somehow of Moses （peace upon him） story on mount Sinai。 Hesiod wears the cloak of a prophet。Moreover， the story of the golden age brings back to our minds the image of Adam living at the beginning in the garden of Eden⚘， and the story of the Flood🌊 reminds us of prophet Noah， and some details in the legend of Orpheus and Eurydice remind us of prophet Lot。。。Maybe the resemblance in so many points finds its explanation in the fact that greek mythology was a reflection of oriental culture and finds its origins in Babylonian epics as the translator explained。 And it only leaves us astonished in front of this splendid universality where so many peoples around the world create similar myths in a remarkable way。🌍▪️Theogony contains a systemic genealogy of greek gods and an archaic mythological theory about the beginning of cosmos （cosmogony） where Hesiod attributed to their innumerable gods （who dont differ that much from human） discreditable things such as adultery， thieving and deceiving one another， however no one can deny the fact that he was influential on classical European literature and constituted a substratum to all types of art and to cinema industry。📽▪️Works and days was a letter of reproof to Hesiod's brother: Perses and a remonstrance against power holders， containing a compendium of morals and advices for a life of honest industry and to make decent livelihood in that era。 Instructions on agriculture🌿 and seafaring⛵ that bored me to death。 。。。more

tori ，

La teogonía es lo más interesante， todo el resto， un poco pesado。

Isabel ，

It definitely shows how different Greek culture is compared to today’s society

Steve ，

The 2 short major works of Hesiod， translated by the well regarded M。 L。 West back in 1988， with Notes and Intro。 "Theogony" has so many Notes （in the back of the book） on who's who it can be slow going。 While some of the text is just a list and a sharirng of the family history of gods， other parts of it can be quite exciting stories。 At times "Works and Days" reads like Polonius blathering on， but it has its moments。 The bad part of the text is that while Notes refer to line numbers， there are The 2 short major works of Hesiod， translated by the well regarded M。 L。 West back in 1988， with Notes and Intro。 "Theogony" has so many Notes （in the back of the book） on who's who it can be slow going。 While some of the text is just a list and a sharirng of the family history of gods， other parts of it can be quite exciting stories。 At times "Works and Days" reads like Polonius blathering on， but it has its moments。 The bad part of the text is that while Notes refer to line numbers， there are no line numbers on the pages of text。 Not handy for future references。 。。。more

Çağla Lotinac Akman ，

Tanrıların Doğuşu anlamına gelen Theogonia， bir Antik Helen kutsal kitabı。 Evrenin oluşumu， ilk tanrılar， onların çocukları ve o çocuklar arasındaki münakaşalar， insanın ve kadının （evet kadın insan değil bir ceza， çok sinirliyim） yaratılışı ve bir kutsal kitapta olmasını bekleyeceğiniz her şeyi içeriyor。 Doğa olayları， kıtlık ve salgın hastalıklar gibi felaketleri ve bu felaketlerden korunmak için tanrıların insanlardan hangi davranışları beklediğini， neyin günah neyin sevap olduğunu da anlatıy Tanrıların Doğuşu anlamına gelen Theogonia， bir Antik Helen kutsal kitabı。 Evrenin oluşumu， ilk tanrılar， onların çocukları ve o çocuklar arasındaki münakaşalar， insanın ve kadının （evet kadın insan değil bir ceza， çok sinirliyim） yaratılışı ve bir kutsal kitapta olmasını bekleyeceğiniz her şeyi içeriyor。 Doğa olayları， kıtlık ve salgın hastalıklar gibi felaketleri ve bu felaketlerden korunmak için tanrıların insanlardan hangi davranışları beklediğini， neyin günah neyin sevap olduğunu da anlatıyor。 Keşke İlyada'dan önce okusaymışım。Prometheus'un sürekli yeniden büyüyen karaciğerini sürekli bir kartalın yemesi ile ona yaşatılan sonsuz işkencenin bugünkü İslam cehennemindeki "sürekli derileriniz yenilenecek ki biz de yeniden yakabilelim" azabına çok benziyor。 Yine Helen döneminde kalp ağrısı， derdi ve iç sıkıntısı olan insanların Hesiodos gibi bir ozan çağırıp tanrıların hikayelerini dinleyip huzura kavuşması da islamiyetteki Kur'an okuyup / okutup rahatlama yöntemiyle aynı。 Benzerlik beni hem şaşırttı， hem de inançlar tarihini düşündüğümde şaşırtmadı。 。。。more

John Mannion ，

Theogony is all about sex and gods。 There is even more engendering and begetting than in The Bible。 Zeus seems to have been particularly busy。Works and Days is actually quite fascinating as it gives insight into how ordinary Greeks viewed their moral and religious worlds。

Joseph Knecht ，

Slightly disappointed by the work。 Works and days seem to be a moralization story told through the myth of the times。and evil schemes bring more harm on those who plot them。 The eye of Zeus sees all and perceives all;Your face should mirror what is in your mind。Happy and blessed is the man who knows all this and does his work without offending the immortals， ever watching birds of omen， ever shunning transgression。

Javier Muñoz ，

Gracias a Hesíodo tenemos una visión más clara sobre los Dioses。

Caner ，

Eski Yunan dini ile ilgili bilgiler Homeros ve Hesiodos’ tan gelmektedir。 Anadolu kökenli olan iki ozan Eski Yunan dininin kaynağı olan Yunan mitolojisini yazıya geçirerek ve muhtemelen kendilerince düzenleyerek Yunan dilinin bilinen en eski eserlerini oluşturmuşlardır。 Homeros eserinde daha çok soylu ve üst kesime hitap ederken， Hesiodos daha çok alt ve aşağı tabakadaki köylü halk kesimine hitap eden bir dil kullanmıştır。 Homeros， Hesiodos’tan 200 yıl önce yaşamış ve dilini ona göre daha şaira Eski Yunan dini ile ilgili bilgiler Homeros ve Hesiodos’ tan gelmektedir。 Anadolu kökenli olan iki ozan Eski Yunan dininin kaynağı olan Yunan mitolojisini yazıya geçirerek ve muhtemelen kendilerince düzenleyerek Yunan dilinin bilinen en eski eserlerini oluşturmuşlardır。 Homeros eserinde daha çok soylu ve üst kesime hitap ederken， Hesiodos daha çok alt ve aşağı tabakadaki köylü halk kesimine hitap eden bir dil kullanmıştır。 Homeros， Hesiodos’tan 200 yıl önce yaşamış ve dilini ona göre daha şairane， daha usta ve nüktedan kullanmıştır。 Azra Erhat a göre Homeros'un İyonya çağındaki edebi anlayış ile Hesiodos’un anakara Yunanistan dönemi arasında bugün ile ortaçağ arasındaki gibi büyük bir fark vardır。 Eski Yunan eksenindeki edebiyat， sanat ve düşünce farklı tarihlerde ve coğrafyada da olsa fiilen geriye gitmiştir。 Hesiodos'un ortaya koyduğu eser Yunanistan ve Anadolu arasındaki büyük farkı ortaya çıkarmıştır。 Anadolu o dönem Yunanistan'dan daha ileri bir medeniyete ev sahipliği yapıyordu， Homeros da orada yaşamış， o medeniyete göre bir eser vermişti。 Hesiodos ise Anadolu'dan Yunanistan'a göçmüş bir babanın oğluydu。 Hayatı sıkıntılarla geçmişti。 Farazi olarak çok fazla şey söylenebilir ancak kesin olarak söylenebilecek varsa o da iki yazarın da Yunan dilinin ilk ürünlerini vermesidir。 Yunan mucizesi olarak tarihe geçecek ve gereğinden fazla abartılacak bu akım， iki ozanın katkılarıyla başlamıştır dersek yanlış olmaz。 Hesiodos’un Homeros'tan farklı yaptığı yeni bir şey vardır。 O da daha önce görülmeyen bir yeniliktir。 Hesiodos kendi varlığını yazıda tanıtmakta ve kendi tecrübelerini topluma fayda sağlaması amacıyla anlatmaktadır。 Yazar hayatından çıkardığı tecrübeleri Zeus'un dinine uymak ve onun açtığı doğru yolda ilerleme tavsiyeleri ile birlikte anlatmaktadır。 Bu Şüphesiz Homeros' ta olmayan bir girişimdir。 Zeus da biraz farklıdır。 Şimşek atan， bir insan gibi zaafları olan Zeus， Doğulu bir tanrı gibi her şeye kadir bir izlenim verir。 Tek tanrıcı yaklaşımın ayak sesleri Hesiodos'un bu küçük peygamberlik girişiminde görülmektedir。Bir miras mağduru olan ， göçmen çocuğu Hesiodos Kadim Anadolu'nun inançlarını ve hayatını eserine taşınmıştır。 İşler ve Güçler'de teogoni anlatımından toplumsal faydacı bir esere geçiş yapan Hesiodos， bugün bile zaman zaman şahit olduğumuz Anadolu insanının o dönemki yaşayışını， gündelik bilgilerini ve bugün hala geçerli olan inanışlarını bize aktarır。 Anadolu'nun üç tarafı denizlerle çevrili toprak parçasından çok daha fazlası olduğunu anlamamıza yardımcı olur。 。。。more

Alba Gallego ，

La tarde más divertida de mi vida。 Cuando me lo leí hace tiempo， como cuando una se intenta leer la biblia， se me hizo pesadísimo。 Pero al desgranar y hacer lectura diagonal de los árboles genealógicos， al leerlo como relato， me lo he pasado genial。 Sobre todo la historia de Prometeo （el origen de los castigos de los hombres， de los sacrificios， de la mujer como el mal en el mundo）， en fin， se lo contaré a mis hijas para dormir。 Con comentarios de la editorA， claro， once feminist， feminist forev La tarde más divertida de mi vida。 Cuando me lo leí hace tiempo， como cuando una se intenta leer la biblia， se me hizo pesadísimo。 Pero al desgranar y hacer lectura diagonal de los árboles genealógicos， al leerlo como relato， me lo he pasado genial。 Sobre todo la historia de Prometeo （el origen de los castigos de los hombres， de los sacrificios， de la mujer como el mal en el mundo）， en fin， se lo contaré a mis hijas para dormir。 Con comentarios de la editorA， claro， once feminist， feminist forever。 。。。more

Kelly Macquire ，

-- Orignially posted on my blog here https://kellread。wordpress。com/2021/0。。。 check it out！ -- Theogony and Works + Days are both epic poems from the rich history of Greek epic poetry。 They are dated to the 8th century BCE and credited to the Greek poet Hesiod。 Prior to being written down， these two epic poems were part of the oral traditions of Ancient Greece such as Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey and would have been written down later than their initial telling by Hesiod。The Theogony， which comes f -- Orignially posted on my blog here https://kellread。wordpress。com/2021/0。。。 check it out！ -- Theogony and Works + Days are both epic poems from the rich history of Greek epic poetry。 They are dated to the 8th century BCE and credited to the Greek poet Hesiod。 Prior to being written down， these two epic poems were part of the oral traditions of Ancient Greece such as Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey and would have been written down later than their initial telling by Hesiod。The Theogony， which comes from the Greek word ‘theogonia‘ meaning ‘birth [or generations] of the gods’ is aptly named since it is primarily concerned with describing how the universe came into being， and the genealogy of the titans， gods， monsters， nymphs， driads， demigods and everything in-between。 From chaos or chasm， came the Earth， misty Tartarus， Eros （the god of sexual love）， Erebos， and Night。 From them came Air and Day， starry Heaven， Mountains， Nymphs and the Oceanus。 It all pretty much escalates from there。Book 4 of 2021This founding myth of the creation of the universe is the cosmogony of Ancient Greece， and explains just how the universe came into being， and why things are。 It’s honestly such an interesting read， I really enjoyed it。 I loved the interconnectedness of the primordial gods to the rest of their offspring and beyond。 Comments about how parts of the Theogony were from specific regions， and regional myths is so fascinating， and the fact that we have the knowledge that sections of the text would have been added in later blows my mind！ This piece of work is over 2600 years old， and yet it can still be enjoyed in the modern day。The themes of power + violence， cycles of succession and family are so prominent in the work and are all interconnected within each other。 These themes absolutely transcend time， with violence and power being hand in hand in our current political climate， although hopefully we are on an upward trajectory away from that damaging time。 Family remains a massively important concept in the modern world， and it is often a device used in literary and cinematic works！ This synthesis of such a massive variety of greek myths and legends concerning gods and the universe needs to be appreciated more！The Works + Days though… not so much。 This was definitely an interesting text， although not as enjoyable。 It is very clearly split into different concepts which could only be read as a rule book of sorts。 Sections such as myths and fables， works （evil is easy but virtue is hard）， a calendar which tells the best time to plant + harvest crops， a calendar on when is best to travel by sea， advice on family management and a section at the end about days and basically which days to do things， and which days to not。 It is definitely very intriguing， but not as fun to read。Works + Days is the first extant account of the concept of the ‘five stages of man’ which incorporates the Golden Age， Silver Age， Bronze Age， the age of heroes and the Iron Age which is the age of Hesiod’s life。 It is a Greek creation myth which essentially traces back the history of man through five stages， or races until it gets to the current stage。 We also get the earliest written account of Pandora and her pithos （yeah， it was a jar not a box， sorry）。 Essentially， Hesiod says that women are the punishment of man， and because Pandora spilled the contents of her jar， the world is plagues by illness and all sorts of evils。 When Pandora was created， she was bestowed traits by the gods and goddesses of Olympus including the skills of weaving， a deceitful nature and shameless mind and lies and crafty words。 From this alone， you can understand the general attitudes towards women in Ancient Greece。Not only that， but I really hated reading the section about how men are ready for marriage at around 30 years old， but women （basically still girls）， are perfect five years after menstruation began。 So for some， as early as 15/16 years old。 It’s easy to gloss over uncomfortable and confronting views and beliefs from the ancient world， but it is SO important to acknowledge that there was real issues， just as there is today。 It’s okay to read a piece of classical literature and be uncomfortable！So， overall， I enjoyed reading these two works！ They give us SO much information on Ancient Greek beliefs and understanding of the world around them， and of general ideas of everyday life as a farmer。 They are really interesting pieces， fairly easy to read and plenty of notes to supplement the reading as you go。 I would definitely recommend reading these if you’re a fan of Greek Mythology and the ancient world！ 。。。more

Carl ，

Theogony is a creation story describing the cosmic hierarchy。 It does this in a convoluted and uninteresting way。 The genealogies are unimpressive。 They would make more sense if they were accompanied by living devotional cults we could experience today。 This portion of the book should give someone a basic understanding of the pre-Olympian cosmic order。 If you are already acquainted with Greek myth it could be interesting。Works and Days is a wisdom text which has useful insight。 I don’t think it Theogony is a creation story describing the cosmic hierarchy。 It does this in a convoluted and uninteresting way。 The genealogies are unimpressive。 They would make more sense if they were accompanied by living devotional cults we could experience today。 This portion of the book should give someone a basic understanding of the pre-Olympian cosmic order。 If you are already acquainted with Greek myth it could be interesting。Works and Days is a wisdom text which has useful insight。 I don’t think it really sticks out compared to other wisdom texts。 It’s focus on agriculture and worldly things surprised me but in a good way。I had high hopes for this and was left pretty disappointed。 I’m not sure if I would recommend it。 。。。more

Amber Scaife ，

Not my favorite ancient Greek text， but still pretty fun in parts， and absolutely necessary to any classical myth course。

Dawson Cole ，

we love the incest and murder of the gods

Jimena Vázquez Oliver ，

I mean this was for school so I wouldn’t like choose to read it otherwise but hell yeah I love Greek mythology。

Anna ，

had to read for *uni* and it wasn't quite this translation but this was the closest one i could find。i loved the theogony; works and days was a bit dull in the farming section though。 general trajectory of the collection: godly family tree --> women are shit --> farming --> why your daughter should be born on the 14th had to read for *uni* and it wasn't quite this translation but this was the closest one i could find。i loved the theogony; works and days was a bit dull in the farming section though。 general trajectory of the collection: godly family tree --> women are shit --> farming --> why your daughter should be born on the 14th 。。。more

Lucas Sainz Delgado ，

Leí la Teogonía， Los trabajos y los días y el Escudo， en la edición de Gredos。 A quien le guste la épica clásica， seguro que esta obra no le decepciona。 Aunque esté escrito en prosa， aún se percibe su estilo poético， por la abundancia de esos largos símiles， que recuerdan a Homero， metáforas y los epítetos。Aun con los largos catálogos de la Teogonía y con una parte quizá algo pesada con las tareas agrícolas en los Trabajos， he disfrutado mucho de la lectura。 Es característica la estructura en an Leí la Teogonía， Los trabajos y los días y el Escudo， en la edición de Gredos。 A quien le guste la épica clásica， seguro que esta obra no le decepciona。 Aunque esté escrito en prosa， aún se percibe su estilo poético， por la abundancia de esos largos símiles， que recuerdan a Homero， metáforas y los epítetos。Aun con los largos catálogos de la Teogonía y con una parte quizá algo pesada con las tareas agrícolas en los Trabajos， he disfrutado mucho de la lectura。 Es característica la estructura en anillo （A， B， C， C， B， A）， tan del gusto de la literatura clásica， por ejemplo en la descripción de los hijos de Jápeto， al final de la Teogonía; los eufemismos al referirse a animales， como en los largos consejos a Perses。 Quizá la parte más inesperada es esta última， que dedica a su hermano por un pleito con la herencia。 La mejor parte es la primera， donde explica brevemente el origen del trabajo， como castigo a los mortales por la soberbia de Prometeo。Si alguien espera una exhaustiva narración de los hechos de los dioses y los héroes， recomiendo algún libro que los compendie， como el famoso de Robert Graves， Los mitos griegos。 Este texto se disfruta como poesía y no tanto por su valor mitográfico。 De las edades de los hombres apenas da unas pocas líneas y del mito de Pandora cuenta lo que ya se conoce popularmente。 No se centra especialmente en nada de ello。Posiblemente， mi favorito es el Escudo， aunque no está en el libro que estoy reseñando sí lo está en mi edición。 Su autoría está bastante discutida pero recomiendo también la lectura。 Es más "barroco" que el resto y fue muy popular en el siglo iv a。 C。， por lo que he leído。 Pero si ya les gusta el estilo clásico de Homero y Hesíodo， este es quizá el ejemplo por antonomasia de todos esos recursos poéticos que mencionaba antes。 Además， la historia es bastante emocionante y la parte de la descripción del escudo， central en el poema， recuerda a aquel capítulo de la Ilíada。 Además， es de lo poco que se puede leer sobre Heracles， uno de los héroes griegos más famosos， del que casi todas las obras se han perdido。 。。。more

Leftjab ，

Fan fiction from 8th century BC？ Lots of farming， talk of hills and rivers， and obscure Greek deities。

kristen tan ，

4/5really liked theogony bc i am a hoe for a good epithet and also the first part of works and days but then it got kinda boring。 also points off for misogyny lmaoooooverall glad i read it bc theogony will hopefully give me the background info on the gods' lineage i need to get into more exciting classics like plaaaays :] 4/5really liked theogony bc i am a hoe for a good epithet and also the first part of works and days but then it got kinda boring。 also points off for misogyny lmaoooooverall glad i read it bc theogony will hopefully give me the background info on the gods' lineage i need to get into more exciting classics like plaaaays :] 。。。more

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Theogony and Works and Days

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Theogony and Works and Days&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Theogony and Works and Days&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0