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There is a comparable idea of {59|60} pseudea ‘false things’ as told by the Muses in addition to the alēthea ‘true things’ they tell in the poetics of Hesiod (Theogony 27–28; PH 2§32). The myths that Pindar’s song marks as ‘false’ have to do with things heard and not seen (Olympian 1.46–48). As I argue in the companion piece ...
Hesiod. The figure of Hesiod, in the poetry attributed to him, proclaims his birthplace as Ascra in Boeotia. There is no tangible evidence for a historical Hesiod, outside the poetry that presents him in the first person. Hesiod, along with Homer, typifies the earliest attested phases of Greek literature, although the poetry attributed to him ...
Summary. “Hesiod” and “Homer” are biographical constructs that differentially serve functions peculiar to their respective poetic traditions. Whereas Homer’s persona remains external to Homeric poetry, Hesiod’s biography is integrated with Hesiodic poetry to frame its interpretation and guide its reception.
The Theogony of Hesiod translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White [1914] (ll. 1-25) From the Heliconian Muses let us begin to sing, who hold the great and holy mount of Helicon, and dance on soft feet about the deep-blue spring and the altar of the almighty son of Cronos, and, when they have washed their tender bodies in Permessus or in the Horse's Spring or Olmeius, make their fair, lovely dances ...
Dec 19, 2017 · The Theogony (from the Greek theogonia, meaning "generations of the gods") is an epic poem of 1,022 hexameter lines which describes the birth of the gods in the Greek pantheon. It is thought to have been composed c. 700 BCE (give or take a generation either side of that date). Little is known of Hesiod's life.
Mar 17, 2023 · Author. Hesiod, the author of the Theogony, is one of the earliest known Greek poets. He belonged to the Archaic period of ancient Greek history (ca. 900–490 BCE), which saw important developments in technology, trade, the arts, and social life. The so-called “Pseudo-Seneca,” now thought to be an imaginative portrait bust of Hesiod.
The Contest of Homer and Hesiod (Greek: Ἀγὼν Oμήρου καὶ Ἡσιόδου, Latin: Certamen Homeri et Hesiodi or simply Certamen [1]) is a Greek narrative that expands a remark made in Hesiod 's Works and Days [2] to construct an imagined poetical agon between Homer and Hesiod. In Works and Days, Hesiod (without mentioning Homer ...
