An early Greek poem attributed to Hesiod, setting out the genealogy of the Greek gods from the primordial powers through the reign of Zeus, a foundational source for Greek religious cosmology. Belongs here: any passage drawn from this poem. Does not belong here: passages from Hesiod other surviving work, Works and Days, or from other Greek mythological sources.
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The Theogony is a poem by Hesiod describing the origins and genealogies of the Greek gods, composed c. 730-700 BC.
Wikipedia Theogony, lead section, era statement
The Theogony is a poem by Hesiod describing the origins and genealogies of the Greek gods, composed c. 730-700 BC.
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