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Hesiod Theogony

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Date: 20-50 C.E.

The Theogony (Greek: Θεογονία, Theogonía, "the genealogy or birth of the gods") is a poem by Hesiod (8th–7th century BC) describing the origins and genealogies of the Greek gods, composed c. 730–700 BC. It is written in the Epic dialect of Ancient Greek and contains 1022 lines.

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