The New Theogony

The New Theogony

• Author : Maria Maddalena Colavito
• Publisher : SUNY Press
• Release Date : 1992-01-01
• Genre: Religion
• Pages : 180
• ISBN 10 : 0791410676

This book is a sustained focus of on those original human acts that gave us the gods, the human psyche, and the stories about them. Dr. Colavito divides myth into four distinct but inseparable "acts": first is the original power to create; second, the stories about the manifestation; third, the imitation and duplication of the manifested images; and four are the theories regarding the first three. Development of these four "acts" provides the foundation for studying and interpreting myth cross-culturally.

New Theogony The

• Author : Maria M. Colavito
• Publisher : State University of New York Press
• Release Date : 1992-01-01
• Genre: Religion
• Pages : 180
• ISBN 10 : 9780791499467

This book is a sustained focus of on those original human acts that gave us the gods, the human psyche, and the stories about them. Dr. Colavito divides myth into four distinct but inseparable “acts”: first is the original power to create; second, the stories about the manifestation; third, the imitation and duplication of the manifested images; and four are the theories regarding the first three. Development of these four “acts” provides the foundation for studying and interpreting myth cross-culturally.

The Theogony of Hesiod

• Author : Hesiod
• Publisher : Phoemixx Classics Ebooks
• Release Date : 2021-12-24
• Genre: Art
• Pages : 66
• ISBN 10 : 9783986473532

The Theogony of Hesiod Hesiod - The Theogony is essentially a large-scale synthesis of a vast variety of local Greek traditions concerning the gods and the universe, organized as a narrative that tells about the creation of the world out of Chaos and about the gods that shaped the cosmos. To some extent, it represents the Greek mythology equivalent of the book of Genesis in the Hebrew and Christian "Bible", as it lists the early generations and genealogy of the gods, titans and heroes since the beginning of the universe.Interestingly, Hesiod claims in the work that he (a poet, and not some mighty king) had been given the authority and responsibility of disseminating these stories by the Muses directly, thus putting himself almost in the position of a prophet.In formal terms, the poem is presented as a hymn in 1,022 lines invoking Zeus and the Muses, in the tradition of the hymnic preludes with which an ancient Greek rhapsode would begin his performance at poetic competitions. The final written form of the Theogony was probably not established until the 6th Century BCE, however, and some editors have concluded that a few minor episodes, such as the Typhoeus episode in verses 820-880, is an interpolation (a passage introduced later).It should perhaps be seen not a definitive source of Greek mythology, but rather as a snapshot of a dynamic tradition of myths as it stood at that particular time. Greek mythology continued to change and adapt after this time, and some of the stories and attributes of the various gods have likewise transformed over time.

Theogony and Works and Days

• Author : Hesiod,
• Publisher : Oxford Paperbacks
• Release Date : 2008-12-11
• Genre: Literary Criticism
• Pages : 113
• ISBN 10 : 9780199538317

Hesiod, who lived in Boetia in the late eighth century BC, is one of the oldest known, and possibly the oldest of Greek poets. His Theogony contains a systematic genealogy of the gods from the beginning of the world and an account of the struggles of the Titans. In contrast, Works and Days is a compendium of moral and practical advice on husbandry, and throws unique and fascinating light on archaic Greek society. As well as offering the earliest known sources for the myths of Pandora, Prometheus and the Golden Age, Hesiod's poetry provides a valuable account of the ethics and superstitions of the society in which he lived. Unlike Homer, Hesiod writes about himself and his family, and he stands out as the first personality in European literature. This new translation, by a leading expert on the Hesiodic poems combines accuracy with readability. It is accompanied by an introduction and explanatory notes.

The New Mormon Challenge

• Author : Francis Beckwith
• Publisher : Zondervan
• Release Date : 2002
• Genre: Religion
• Pages : 546
• ISBN 10 : 0310231949

Written by an international team of respected Christian scholars, this freshly researched rebuttal of Mormon doctrine will aid those sharing the gospel with Mormons and those investigating Mormonism on their own.

Hesiod Theogony Works and days Testimonia

• Author : Hesiod
• Publisher : Harvard University Press
• Release Date : 2006
• Genre: Literary Criticism
• Pages : 410
• ISBN 10 : 0674996224

Hesiod describes himself as a Boeotian shepherd who heard the Muses call upon him to sing about the gods. His exact dates are unknown, but he has often been considered a younger contemporary of Homer. This volume of the new Loeb Classical Library edition offers a general introduction, a fluid translation facing an improved Greek text of Hesiod's two extant poems, and a generous selection of testimonia from a wide variety of ancient sources regarding Hesiod's life, works, and reception. In Theogony Hesiod charts the history of the divine world, narrating the origin of the universe and the rise of the gods, from first beginnings to the triumph of Zeus, and reporting on the progeny of Zeus and of goddesses in union with mortal men. In Works and Days Hesiod shifts his attention to the world of men, delivering moral precepts and practical advice regarding agriculture, navigation, and many other matters; along the way he gives us the myths of Pandora and of the Golden, Silver, and other Races of Men.

Theogony and Works and Days

• Author : Hesiod
• Publisher : Northwestern University Press
• Release Date : 2017-04-15
• Genre: Poetry
• Pages : 176
• ISBN 10 : 9780810134881

Widely considered the first poet in the Western tradition to address the matter of his own experience, Hesiod occupies a seminal position in literary history. His Theogony brings together and formalizes many of the narratives of Greek myth, detailing the genealogy of its gods and their violent struggles for power. The Works and Days seems on its face to be a compendium of advice about managing a farm, but it ranges far beyond this scope to meditate on morality, justice, the virtues of a good life, and the place of humans in the universe. These poems are concerned with orderliness and organization, and they proclaim those ideals from small-scale to vast, from a handful of seeds to the story of the cosmos. Presented here in a bilingual edition, Johnson’s translation takes care to preserve the structure of Hesiod’s lines and sentences, achieving a sonic and rhythmic balance that enables us to hear his music across the millennia.

The Poems of Hesiod

• Author : Hesiod
• Publisher : Univ of California Press
• Release Date : 2017-08
• Genre: Poetry
• Pages : 202
• ISBN 10 : 9780520292864

"The Theogony is one of the most important mythical texts to survive from antiquity, and we devote the first section to it. It tells of the creation of the present world order under the rule of almighty Zeus. The Works and Days, in the second section, describes a bitter dispute between Hesiod and his brother over the disposition of their father's property, a theme that allows Hesiod to range widely over issues of right and wrong. The Shield of Herakles, whose centerpiece is a long description of a work of art, is not by Hesiod, at least most of it, but it was always attributed to him in antiquity. It is Hesiodic in style and has always formed part of the Hesiodic corpus. It makes up the third section of this book"--Provided by publisher.

Theogony and Works and Days

• Author : Hesiod
• Publisher : Northwestern University Press
• Release Date : 2017-04-15
• Genre: Literary Criticism
• Pages : 172
• ISBN 10 : 9780810134874

Widely considered the first poet in the Western tradition to address the matter of his own experience, Hesiod occupies a seminal position in literary history. His Theogony brings together and formalizes many of the narratives of Greek myth, detailing the genealogy of its gods and their violent struggles for power. The Works and Days seems on its face to be a compendium of advice about managing a farm, but it ranges far beyond this scope to meditate on morality, justice, the virtues of a good life, and the place of humans in the universe. These poems are concerned with orderliness and organization, and they proclaim those ideals from small-scale to vast, from a handful of seeds to the story of the cosmos. Presented here in a bilingual edition, Johnson’s translation takes care to preserve the structure of Hesiod’s lines and sentences, achieving a sonic and rhythmic balance that enables us to hear his music across the millennia.

When the Gods Aren t Gods

• Author : C. k
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release Date : 2014-04-25
• Genre: Uncategoriezed
• Pages : 432
• ISBN 10 : 0990333507

Lieutenant Commander Shawn 'Calvin' Hobbs and his special forces platoon just returned from a three-month mission to the stars. The technology they brought back will help with the Earth's defense, but it won't be enough to hold off the alien menace headed their way. Although they made it back alive, they returned without any new allies or help in building the fleet necessary to ensure the Earth's survival. They've got to go back. "When the Gods Aren't Gods" is the second book in "The Theogony," a trilogy that has taken Lieutenant Commander Hobbs and his special forces platoon to the stars, where they have found out that there is much more to Earth's history than is written in the history books! What do you do when myths become reality, and nothing you have ever been taught about history turns out to be true? How do you find the truth when everything you know is a lie? What is there left to believe in, when even the gods aren't gods?

The Iliad A Commentary Volume 5 Books 17 20

• Author : Mark W. Edwards
• Publisher : Cambridge University Press
• Release Date : 1985
• Genre: History
• Pages : 380
• ISBN 10 : 0521312086

The fifth volume of the major six-volume commentary on Homer's Iliad is the first to be edited by one of G.S. Kirk's four collaborators. It also consists of four introductory essays (including discussions of similes and other features of narrative style) followed by the commentary.

Greek Gods Human Lives

• Author : Mary R. Lefkowitz
• Publisher : Yale University Press
• Release Date : 2003-01-01
• Genre: Social Science
• Pages : 306
• ISBN 10 : 0300107692

Insightful and fun, this new guide to an ancient mythology explains why the Greek gods and goddesses are still so captivating to us, revisiting the work of Homer, Ovid, Virgil, and Shakespeare in search of the essence of these stories. (Mythology & Folklore)

Johnson s New Universal Cyclop dia

• Author : Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release Date : 1880
• Genre: Encyclopedias and dictionaries
• Pages : 880
• ISBN 10 : NYPL:33433003240318

Machiavelli in Love

• Author : Haig Patapan
• Publisher : Lexington Books
• Release Date : 2006
• Genre: Literary Criticism
• Pages : 188
• ISBN 10 : 0739112503

"Haig Patapan discovers that Machiavelli intertwines teachings on love with his political and philosophical theories. This book is an invitation to find the implicit teachings on love cleverly intermingled in Machiavelli's works, with the reward of reaching a profound understanding of modernity and Machiavelli's political views in relation to the foundations of love, Patapan reveals that the understanding of love is essential to the appreciation of Machiavelli's political thought. Each chapter of the book engages different facets of the philosopher's thought to yield a comprehensive appreciation of Machiavellian love and fear and its implication for modernity."--Publisher description.

Hesiod s Theogony

• Author : Stephen Scully
• Publisher : Oxford University Press
• Release Date : 2015-10-01
• Genre: Literary Criticism
• Pages : 288
• ISBN 10 : 9780190463847

Stephen Scully both offers a reading of Hesiod's Theogony and traces the reception and shadows of this authoritative Greek creation story in Greek and Roman texts up to Milton's own creation myth, which sought to "soar above th' Aonian Mount [i.e., the Theogony]...and justify the ways of God to men." Scully also considers the poem in light of Near Eastern creation stories, including the Enûma elish and Genesis, as well as the most striking of modern "scientific myths," Freud's Civilization and its Discontents. Scully reads Hesiod's poem as a hymn to Zeus and a city-state creation myth, arguing that Olympus is portrayed as an idealized polity and--with but one exception--a place of communal harmony. This reading informs his study of the Theogony's reception in later writings about polity, discord, and justice. The rich and various story of reception pays particular attention to the long Homeric Hymns, Solon, the Presocratics, Pindar, Aeschylus, Aristophanes, and Plato in the Archaic and Classical periods; to the Alexandrian scholars, Callimachus, Euhemerus, and the Stoics in the Hellenistic period; to Ovid, Apollodorus, Lucian, a few Church fathers, and the Neoplatonists in the Roman period. Tracing the poem's reception in the Byzantine, medieval, and early Renaissance, including Petrarch and Erasmus, the book ends with a lengthy exploration of Milton's imitations of the poem in Paradise Lost. Scully also compares what he considers Hesiod's artful interplay of narrative, genealogical lists, and keen use of personified abstractions in the Theogony to Homeric narrative techniques and treatment of epic verse.