Comparing Hesiod's Theogony As A Religious Text And An Epic
Depending on the time period in which the text is read, Theogony, could be considered as a religious text and an epic narrative. Around age of Homer, these texts were orally expressed and taken as religious truth. It was also known to be an epic but as time progressed, it was not accepted as religious truth.
Around the time that texts were written, the accepted religious polytheism, the belief in many gods. In The Theogony, Hesiod explained the birth of the gods and the origins of man. Even though it is a myth, many people expressed these stories in a religious way to give the meaning to the world and use it in everyday life. It is not a bible but it has a guide for a way of life. Like when Hesiod said in his story, “But he who neither thinks
Around the time that texts were written, the accepted religious polytheism, the belief in many gods. In The Theogony, Hesiod explained the birth of the gods and the origins of man. Even though it is a myth, many people expressed these stories in a religious way to give the meaning to the world and use it in everyday life. It is not a bible but it has a guide for a way of life. Like when Hesiod said in his story, “But he who neither thinks