Text Greek and Roman
Theogony
Θεογονία grc Theogonia la
Poem by Hesiod, describing the origins and genealogies of the greek gods
- Written 7th century BCE
- Also called Hes. Th.
In brief
The Theogony is a poem attributed to Hesiod about the origins and succession of the gods. It gives the reader a particular ordered account, rather than a master list into which every later Greek story must fit.
Two passages used here make that distinction visible: Aphrodite’s emergence from foam, and the concealment of the infant Zeus from Cronus. Follow the passage numbers to read each episode in context. The linked English translation is a modern edition of an ancient work.
Sources: Hesiod, Theogony, Evelyn-White translation (1914) 176–206; 453–491
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