discuss this phenomenon are Theogony‚ written by Hesiod‚ and the book of Genesis of the Bible. The Bible is‚ and has been for years‚ the most read and religiously followed book of all time‚ and one book of the Bible that specifically discusses how creation occurred is Genesis‚ which in fact means creation. Genesis talks about in depth the process in which the earth and life were created and the progression of how the world was populated‚ while Theogony‚ written by Hesiod‚ is a book that discusses the
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similarities between the Theogony and Genesis can tell us about the culture of the people who wrote them. The first similarity that I see is the relationship between the first gods in the Theogony and the first things God creates in Genesis. In Genesis God creates the heavens and the earth and then light and dark (CM pp. 73). Similarly‚ in Theogony Gaia‚ the earth god‚ comes from the chaos and gives birth to Ouranos‚ the heaven‚ and Day and Night were also born (Theogony ln. 116-26). The second similarity
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Genesis and Theogony Plagiarism? The Book of Genesis is a compilation‚ and like every compilation it has a wide variety of contributors who‚ in turn‚ have their individual influence upon the final work. It is no surprise‚ then‚ that there exist certain parallels between the Theogony‚ the cosmogony of the early Greeks‚ and the Book of Genesis‚ the first part of the Pentateuch section of the Bible. In fact‚ arguments may be made that the extent of this ’borrowing’‚ as it were‚ is not limited to
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In the both of Genesis and Hesiod’s Theogony‚ it is stated that from the beginning there are only two genders for mankind. Technically‚ it is unclear when the first mankind is created‚ but the appearance of the first human is stated in the Prometheus’ chapter when the gods and mortal men were negotiating‚ (Theogony ln. 317) and Pandora‚ a gorgeous yet has a hidden intention from the gods. It is clearly written in the Pandora’s chapter that she is the race of female women (Theogony ln. 374). Furthermore
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The Theogony of Hesoid A dactylic hexameter poem of slightly over 1‚000 lines‚ Theogony traces the genealogy and history of the Greek gods. The poet Hesiod begins his song with a description of the activities of the nine Muses in their mountain home on Mt. Helicon. He tells how they sing and celebrate the gods of the Olympian pantheon; the Titans who came before them; and the oldest of the gods Chaos‚ Chronos‚ Gaia‚ Uranus‚ Oceanus‚ Night‚ and others (Theogony‚ 2004). The Muses‚ Hesiod tells
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Theogony In Theogony‚ Hesiod expresses misogynistic notions and shows the triviality of the creation of women. Hesiod portrays the insignificant role for women. He uses marriage as a light-hearted yet serious judgment and stereotypes against all women. Hesiod explains the most misogynistic attitudes in the story of Pandora. He works misogyny into female monsters and goddesses that use their tricks on men. Hesiod displays the dominance of the male sex in his poem‚ Theogony. Hesiod touches on his
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versus Cosmology A Comparison of Creation in Hesiod’s Theogony and Ovid’s Metamorphoses By Catherine Franklin To fully understand the poems; Metamorphoses and Theogony‚ one needs to understand more about the writers. Hesiod was a greek poet‚ who lived around 700BC‚ and was inspired by muses to write epic poetry. Theogony is considered one of earliest works and concerns itself with the cosmogony‚ or the origins of the world and theogony‚ or the gods‚ and pays specific detail to genealogy (West
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Have you ever wondered why so many myths from around the world have so many similarities? The Eldar Eddas and The Rig Veda both begin in chaos. The Theogony and The Enuma Elish both contain Bloody Struggles. Even Genesis and The Yoruba creation Myth contain a flood. Why would so many creation myths have so many similarities? As far a creation myths are concerned three motifs continue to appear: The idea of floods‚ The idea of a bloody struggle‚ and The Idea that the world began in chaos. Floods
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The Flood In both The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Genesis‚ a flood is sent down in order to wipe out the human population. In both‚ the flood has survivors who replenish the human race‚ but their goals are different. Although a major flood is present in Gilgamesh and The Genesis‚ it differs in the reasons behind it and why. The occurrence of the flood is similar in both the Genesis and Gilgamesh. In both‚ two men are employed to build a boat in the event of an upcoming flood. Noah is advised by God
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comparing the Iliad to Genesis‚ I realized that these two books are iconic legends in the literary world because of their uniqueness‚ their stories will be shared with generation throughout history. Both books are inspired by heroism and an attempt to save the world from evil. The introduction of Homer’s Iliad has a dramatic entrance that grabs the reader’s attention‚ “Sing‚ goddess‚ the anger of Peleus’ son Achilles and destruction puts pain upon the Achaeans” (Homer 98) while Genesis has a sense of peace
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