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Poem by Hesiod
The Theogony (Ancient Greek: Θεογονία, romanized: Theogonía, lit. 'the genealogy or birth of the gods') is a poem by Hesiod (8th–7th century BC) describing
Theogony
Set of ancient Greek and Hellenistic religious beliefs
re-interpretation or re-reading of the myth of Dionysus and a re-ordering of Hesiod's Theogony, based in part on pre-Socratic philosophy. The suffering and death of the
Orphism
Pre-Olympian gods in Greek mythology
Tītā́n) were the deities who preceded the Olympians. According to the Theogony of Hesiod, they were the twelve children of the primordial deities Uranus
Titans
Greek god of the sky and king of the gods
by whom the Iliad states that he fathered Aphrodite. According to the Theogony, Zeus's first wife was Metis, by whom he had Athena. Zeus was also infamous
Zeus
Ancient Greek goddess of the night
'Night') is the goddess and personification of the night. In Hesiod's Theogony, she is the offspring of Chaos, and the mother of Aether (Upper Sky) and
Nyx
Ancient Greek poet of the archaic period
Several of Hesiod's works have survived in their entirety. Among these are Theogony, which tells the origins of the gods, their lineages, and the events that
Hesiod
Topics referred to by the same term
Theogonies may refer to: The Theogony of Hesiod (8th–7th century BC) Other accounts of the origins of primordial deities in ancient Greek thought This
Theogonies
Personification of the upper sky in Greek mythology
Chronos (Time) and the brother of Chaos and Erebus. According to Hesiod's Theogony, which contained the "standard" Greek genealogy of the gods, Aether was
Aether_(mythology)
Greek mythological giants with 50 heads and 100 arms
was probably formed from the Greek βριαρός meaning "strong". Hesiod's Theogony also calls him "Obriareus". The name Gyges is possibly related to the mythical
Hecatoncheires
Personification of the sky in Greek mythology
Fabulae Theogony 1–2 (Smith and Trzaskoma, p. 95). Hard, p. 24; Gantz, p. 10; Hesiod Theogony 126–128. Hesiod, Theogony 132–153. Hesiod, Theogony 154–155
Uranus_(mythology)
Personification of the Earth in Greek mythology
p.460 Hesiod, Theogony 116–118; Hard 2004, p. 23. Hesiod, Theogony 119–120; Hard 2004, p. 23. Hesiod, Theogony 126–128. Hesiod, Theogony, 129–132: Gantz
Gaia
Mythological family tree
mortals in Greek mythology List of Greek mythological creatures Hesiod’s Theogony There are conflicting stories regarding the origins of Eros. Eros is usually
Family_tree_of_the_Greek_gods
Solar god in Greek mythology
Hyperion is one of the twelve Titans, the children of Gaia and Uranus. In the Theogony, Uranus imprisoned all the children that Gaia bore him, before he was overthrown
Hyperion_(Titan)
Personification of darkness in Greek mythology
'darkness, gloom'), or Erebos, is the personification of darkness. In Hesiod's Theogony, he is the offspring of Chaos, and the father of Aether and Hemera (Day)
Erebus
First generation of deities in Greek mythology
instead personifications of places or abstract concepts. Hesiod, in his Theogony, considers the first beings (after Chaos) to be Erebus, Gaia, Tartarus
Greek_primordial_deities
One-eyed giants in Greek and Roman mythology
one-eyed creatures. Three kinds of Cyclopes can be distinguished. In Hesiod's Theogony, the Cyclopes are three brothers—Brontes, Steropes, and Arges—who create
Cyclopes
Figure in Greek mythology
Prometheus myth appeared in the late 8th-century BC Greek epic poet Hesiod's Theogony. In that account, Prometheus was a son of the Titan Iapetus by Clymene
Prometheus
Ancient Greek god of the earth-encircling river, Oceanos
s.v. "Charis". Hesiod, Theogony 240–264; Apollodorus, 1.2.7. Hesiod, Theogony 286–288; Apollodorus, 2.5.10. Hesiod, Theogony 351, however according to
Oceanus
Mythical or fictional creature with parts taken from various animals
151 by Hyginus, the Metamorphoses (book VI 339 by Ovid; IX 648), and the Theogony 319ff by Hesiod. Virgil, in the Aeneid (book 5) employs Chimaera for the
Chimera_(mythology)
Deity in Greek mythology
According to Hesiod, Theogony 507–511, Clymene, one of the Oceanids, the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys, at Hesiod, Theogony 351, was the mother by
Atlas_(mythology)
Ruler of the Titans in Greek mythology
antiquity with the Roman deity Saturn. In an ancient myth recorded by Hesiod's Theogony, Cronus envied the power of his father, Uranus, the ruler of the universe
Cronus
Ancient Greek goddess of the day
separate entities in Hesiod's Theogony, Hemera and Eos (Dawn) were often identified with each other. In Hesiod's Theogony, Hemera and her brother Aether
Hemera
Void state preceding creation
gaping space below the Earth on which Earth rests". Passages in Hesiod's Theogony suggest that Chaos was located below Earth but above Tartarus. Primal Chaos
Chaos_(cosmogony)
Place and deity in Greek mythology
punishment. Tartarus appears in early Greek cosmology, such as in Hesiod's Theogony, where the personified Tartarus is described as one of the earliest beings
Tartarus
Goddess and river in Greek mythology
asks Hermes to swear to him on the "dread" water of Styx. Hesiod, in the Theogony, gives an account of how this role for Styx came about. He says that, during
Styx
Major deities of the Greek pantheon
According to Hesiod, Theogony 927–929, Hephaestus was produced by Hera alone, with no father, see Gantz, p. 74. According to Hesiod's Theogony 886–890, of Zeus's
Twelve_Olympians
Personification of dreams in Greek mythology
sends an Oneiros to appear to Agamemnon in a dream, while in Hesiod's Theogony, the Oneiroi are the sons of Nyx (Night), and brothers of Hypnos (Sleep)
Oneiros
Greek mythological figure
was said to have contained "blessings" for humanity. Hesiod, both in his Theogony (briefly, without naming Pandora outright, line 570) and in Works and Days
Pandora
Nymph in Homer's Odyssey
in Liddell & Scott, and also Hesiod, Theogony 938 Hyginus, Fabulae Preface 16 Dräger, para. 1. Hesiod, Theogony 359; Homeric Hymn 2.422. According to
Calypso_(mythology)
Ancient Greek mythological monster
tree varies by author. The oldest genealogy relating to Echidna, Hesiod's Theogony (c. 8th – 7th century BC), is unclear on several points. According to Hesiod
Echidna_(mythology)
Greek goddess of the hearth
Titans Cronus and Rhea, and one of the Twelve Olympians. According to the Theogony of Hesiod, newborn Hestia, along with four of her five siblings, was devoured
Hestia
Ancient Greek mythic war
the Titans. The dominant one, and the only one that has survived, is the Theogony attributed to Hesiod. The stage for the Titanomachy was set after the youngest
Titanomachy
Ancient Greek mythological figure
and that other, because he held a golden blade in his hands. — Hesiod, Theogony In Greek mythology, Medusa was one of the Gorgons, three monstrous siblings
Chrysaor
Ancient Greek sea goddess
had four other offspring, Nereus, Thaumas, Phorcys and Eurybia. Hesiod's Theogony lists the children of Ceto and Phorcys as the two Graiae: Pemphredo and
Ceto
Personification of strength in Greek mythology
specific trait. Kratos is first mentioned alongside his siblings in Hesiod's Theogony. According to Hesiod, Kratos and his siblings dwell with Zeus because their
Kratos_(mythology)
Titan in Greek mythology
According to Hesiod, Theogony 507–511, Clymene, one of the Oceanids, the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys, at Hesiod, Theogony 351, was the mother by
Iapetus
Nymph daughters of Oceanus
Apollodorus, 1.2.6. Hesiod, Theogony 956–957; Apollodorus, 1.9.1. Hesiod, Theogony 958–962; Apollodorus, 1.9.23. Hesiod, Theogony 286–288; Apollodorus, 2
Oceanids
Deadly monster of Greek mythology
accounts, Typhon was often confused with the Giants. According to Hesiod's Theogony (c. 8th – 7th century BC), Typhon was the son of Gaia (Earth) and Tartarus:
Typhon
Oceanid of Greek mythology
notable characteristics of the Athenian character.[citation needed] In the Theogony by the 8th- or 7th-century BC poet Hesiod, Metis was one of the Oceanids
Metis_(mythology)
Greek goddess of divine law
Even Hera addressed her as "Lady Themis". Themis occurred in Hesiod's Theogony as the first recorded appearance of Justice as a divine personage. Drawing
Themis
Goddess of misery in Greek mythology
Oezys (Οἰζύς), is the personification of pain or distress. In Hesiod's Theogony, Oizys is one of the offspring of Nyx (Night), produced without the assistance
Oizys
Ancient Greek mythological figure
Theogony 956–957; Apollodorus, 1.9.1. Hesiod, Theogony 958–962; Apollodorus, 1.9.23. Hesiod, Theogony 383–385; Apollodorus, 1.2.4. Hesiod, Theogony 132–138
Tethys_(mythology)
Body of myths originating in ancient Greece
Iliad and the Odyssey. Two poems by Homer's near contemporary Hesiod, the Theogony and the Works and Days, contain accounts of the genesis of the world, the
Greek_mythology
Ancient Greek god of the sea
deity, perhaps a monster, half man and half sea ram. According to Hesiod's Theogony, Phorcys is the son of Pontus and Gaia, and the brother of Nereus, Thaumus
Phorcys
Greek goddess of affection, friendship, and sex
America, which contains a single species, Philotes sonorensis. In Hesiod's Theogony, Philotes is described as one of the children of Nyx (Night). In later
Philotes
Brother of Atlas, Menoetius and Prometheus
thoughtless motions." According to Hesiod, who related the tale twice (Theogony, 527ff; Works and Days 57ff), Epimetheus was the one who accepted the gift
Epimetheus
Inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts
Hesiod's Theogony (seventh century BC), they were daughters of Zeus, king of the gods, and Mnemosyne, Titan goddess of memory. Hesiod in Theogony narrates
Muses
Son of Crius and Eurybia in Greek mythology
Proto-Indo-European root *h₂ster- "star", from *h₂eh₁s- "to burn". According to Hesiod's Theogony and the Bibliotheca, Astraeus is one of the children of Crius and Eurybia
Astraeus
Greek goddess of memory
parentage, where she was the daughter of Zeus and Clymene. In Hesiod's Theogony, kings and poets receive their powers of authoritative speech from their
Mnemosyne
Mythical lion killed by Hercules
Greek Mythology". Psychology Press. ISBN 9780415186360. Hesiod, Theogony, in Hesiod, Theogony, Works and Days, Testimonia, Edited and translated by Glenn
Nemean_lion
Greek Sea nymphs, daughters of Nereus
Persephone. This list is correlated from four sources: Homer's Iliad, Hesiod's Theogony, the Bibliotheca of Pseudo-Apollodorus and the Fabulae of Hyginus. Because
Nereids
Greek goddess identified with Diana
According to Hesiod, Theogony 507–511, Clymene, one of the Oceanids, the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys, at Hesiod, Theogony 351, was the mother by
Phoebe_(Titaness)
6th-century BCE Greek mythographer and proto-philosopher
religion, which influenced the metempsychosis of Pythagoreanism, and the theogonies of Orphism. Various legends and miracles were ascribed to him, many of
Pherecydes_of_Syros
Goddess of sight in Greek mythology
1); Kunze, pp. 916–917; Honan, p. 20. Hyginus, Fabulae Preface. Hesiod, Theogony 132–138; Apollodorus, 1.1.3; Gantz, p. 10; Hard, p. 37; Caldwell, p. 37
Theia
Daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis in Greek mythology
goddess. Her mother may have been Idyia. She first appears in Hesiod's Theogony around 700 BC, but is best known from Euripides's 5th-century BC tragedy
Medea
Ancient Greek Titan
According to Hesiod, Theogony 507–511, Clymene, one of the Oceanids, the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys, at Hesiod, Theogony 351, was the mother by
Coeus
Ancient Greek goddess of love
Sappho's Ode to Aphrodite, she is the daughter of Zeus and Dione. In Hesiod's Theogony, however, Aphrodite is born off the coast of Cythera from the foam (ἀφρός
Aphrodite
Ancient Greek daimon, the personification of zeal
or glory. Hesiod, Theogony 383–5; Apollodorus, 1.2.4; Hyginus, Fabulae Theogony 17 (Smith and Trzaskoma, p. 96). Hesiod, Theogony 386–7; Apollodorus
Zelus
Personification of violence in Greek mythology
Theogony, line 371". www.perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-24. Hesiod, Theogony 383–5; Apollodorus, 1.2.4 Hesiod, Theogony 386–7 Hesiod, Theogony 389–94
Bia_(mythology)
Greek goddess of strife and discord
Theogony 223–225. Hard, pp. 30–31; Gantz, p. 5; Hesiod, Theogony 226–232. Gantz, p. 10, which notes the possible exception of Ate. Hesiod, Theogony 226–232
Eris_(mythology)
Public high school in Virginia, US
College. Standout programs at ACHS include the student-run newspaper, Theogony, which frequently wins state and national awards, and the choir and band
Alexandria_City_High_School
Greek personification of the sea
Greek: Πόντος, lit. 'Sea') is the personification of the sea. In Hesiod's Theogony (8th or 7th century BC), he is the offspring of Gaia (the Earth), who produces
Pontus_(mythology)
Greek sea goddess
no role in the mythology. Hesiod, Theogony 233–239. Hesiod, Theogony 233–239; Apollodorus, 1.2.6. Hesiod, Theogony 375–377; Apollodorus, 1.2.2. Apollodorus
Eurybia_(mythology)
2018 book about Orphic literature
literature by the classicist Dwayne Meisner. It discusses the Orphic theogonies, now-lost works attributed in antiquity to the mythical poet Orpheus about
Orphic Tradition and the Birth of the Gods
Orphic_Tradition_and_the_Birth_of_the_Gods
Poem written by the ancient Greek poet Hesiod
better. Like the Theogony, Works and Days begins with a hymnic invocation to the Muses, albeit much shorter (10 lines to the Theogony's 115) and with a
Works_and_Days
sources are the poetry of Homer (the Iliad and the Odyssey), Hesiod (the Theogony and the Works and Days), and surviving fragments from Mimnermus. Beginning
Early_Greek_cosmology
Greek goddess of the dawn
meaning "she who rises from the foam [of the ocean]" and points to Hesiod's Theogony account of Aphrodite's birth as an archaic reflex of Indo-European myth
Eos
Greek god of blacksmiths
parents", the identity of whom would presumably be Zeus and Hera. In Hesiod's Theogony, Hera gives birth to Hephaestus on her own, out of revenge for Zeus having
Hephaestus
Daughter of the Titans Coeus and Phoebe
Asteria is attested as early as the eighth century BC, appearing in Hesiod's Theogony, a work documenting the genealogical lines of the gods, where she is listed
Asteria
Daemons of battle and combat in Greek mythology
μάχη) are collectively the personification of battle and war. In Hesiod's Theogony, the Machai are listed among the children of Eris (Strife). Like all of
Machai
Greek goddess of magic and transitions
witchcraft, and the Moon. Her earliest appearance in literature was in Hesiod's Theogony in the 8th century BCE as a goddess of great honour with domains in sky
Hecate
Greek god of love and sex
Pandemos (Πάνδημος, "common to all the people"). According to Hesiod's Theogony (c. 700 BC), one of the most ancient of Greek sources, Eros (Love) was
Eros
Female monster in Greek mythology
Browne 1910 Thylacodes medusae Pilsbry 1891 Trachymedusae Greek: Hesiod, Theogony, 270 (text) Apollodorus, The Library, book II, part iv, no. 2-3 (text)
Medusa
Colchian king in Greek mythology
his siblings, Perses was not mentioned in earlier sources like Hesiod's Theogony (which only lists Aeëtes and Circe as Helios and Perse's children) nor
Perses_(brother_of_Aeetes)
Personification of victory in Greek mythology
in battle, as well as in other kinds of contests. According to Hesiod's Theogony, she is the daughter of Styx and the Titan Pallas, and the sister of similar
Nike_(mythology)
Personification of fear in Greek mythology
the son of Ares and Aphrodite, and the brother of Phobos. In Hesiod's Theogony, Deimos is the son of Ares and Cytherea (Aphrodite), and the sibling of
Deimos_(deity)
Titan in Greek mythology
dead link]. Hesiod. Theogony, 133; Brill's New Pauly, s.v. Crius; Apollodorus, 1.1.3. Brill's New Pauly, s.v. Crius. Hesiod, Theogony 375–377; Grimal, s
Crius
Greek and Roman mythological creature
Nonnus. Dionysiaca 43.53. Hesiod, Theogony 182–187 Hesiod, Theogony 240–262 Larson 2001, pp. 8, 362. Hesiod, Theogony 365–366 Ovid, Metamorphoses 5.539
Nymph
God of war in ancient Greek religion
University Press. p. 1368. ISBN 019866172X. Hesiod, Theogony 934; Hard, p. 169. Hesiod, Theogony 934–7; Hard, p. 169; Grimal, s.v. Ares, pp. 52–53; Scholia
Ares
Ancient Greek goddess and mother of the gods
According to Hesiod, Theogony 927–929, Hephaestus was produced by Hera alone, with no father, see Gantz, p. 74. According to Hesiod's Theogony 886–890, of Zeus's
Rhea_(mythology)
Ancient Greek goddess
mythology, Athena was born from the forehead of her father Zeus; in Hesiod's Theogony, this occurred after Zeus swallowed his consort Metis while she was pregnant
Athena
Greek god of desire
"sweet", he is the god and personification of desire and lust. In Hesiod's Theogony, Eros and Himeros were present at Aphrodite's birth and escorted the goddess
Himeros
Ancient Greek personification of death
Roman mythology is Mors or Letum. The Greek poet Hesiod established in his Theogony that Thánatos has no father, but is the son of Nyx (Night) and brother
Thanatos
Muse of dancing and chorus in Greek mythology
Greek words τέρπω ("delight") and χoρός ("dance"). According to Hesiod's Theogony, Zeus lay with the Titan Mnemosyne each night for nine nights in Piera
Terpsichore
Ancient Greek sea god and father of the Nereids
Nereus, as an example of a divine name not derived from Egypt". In Hesiod's Theogony, where the name was first attested, Nereus is presented in immediate juxtaposition
Nereus
Ancient Greek goddess of the Moon
the Iliad or the Odyssey of Homer, while her only mention in Hesiod's Theogony is as the daughter of Hyperion and Theia, and sister of Helios and Eos
Selene
(c. 750–700 BC), an account of a period of the Trojan War, and Hesiod's Theogony (c. 700 BC), which presented a genealogy of the pantheon. Myths known throughout
List_of_Greek_deities
Figure in Greek mythology
the personification of forgetfulness and oblivion. According to Hesiod's Theogony, Lethe was the daughter of Eris (Strife), with no father mentioned. Her
Lethe_(daughter_of_Eris)
Greek deity of famine and starvation
of famine or hunger. Of uncertain sex, Limos was, according to Hesiod's Theogony, the offspring of Eris (Strife), with no father mentioned. Like all of
Limos
Goddess from Greek mythology, wife and sister of Zeus
Εἰλείθυια (Eileithyia) at Argos and Athens as goddess of childbirth. In Theogony Εileithyia is the daughter of Hera. Ἐλεία (Eleía) 'of the marsh' at Cyprus
Hera
Greek god of the north wind
According to Hesiod, Theogony 507–511, Clymene, one of the Oceanids, the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys, at Hesiod, Theogony 351, was the mother by
Boreas
Group of tree nymphs in Greek mythology
Caldwell, Richard, Hesiod's Theogony, Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Company (June 1, 1987). ISBN 978-0-941051-00-2. Hesiod, Theogony, in The Homeric Hymns and
Meliae
River gods in Greek mythology
Greek cities river gods were the subject of local worship. In Hesiod's Theogony, the river gods are the offspring of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys, and
River_gods_(Greek_mythology)
Ancient Mesopotamian mythical tale
The Dynasty of Dunnum, sometimes called the Theogony of Dunnum or Dunnu or the Harab Myth, is an ancient Mesopotamian mythical tale of successive generations
Dynasty_of_Dunnum
Greek goddess and mother of Apollo and Artemis
Helen with children. In Orphism, there were several "theogonies" which, similar to Hesiod's Theogony, told myths explaining and describing the origin of
Leto
Mythical dog of Geryon
10. Hesiod, Theogony 326–329. The referent of "she" in line 326 of the Theogony is uncertain, see Clay, p.159, with n. 34. Hesiod, Theogony 287–294, 979–983;
Orthrus
Personifications of fate in Greek mythology
with a sore penalty." online The Theogony of Hesiod. Transl. Hugh Evelyn White (1914) 221–225. Theogony 901; The Theogony of Hesiod. Translated by Hugh Evelyn
Moirai
God of fear and panic in Greek mythology
the god of and personification of the fear brought by war. In Hesiod's Theogony, Phobos is the son of Ares and Aphrodite, and the sibling of Deimos and
Phobos_(mythology)
Figures in Greek mythology
Milky-White comes from the adjectival form of galaktos, galakteia. Hesiod, Theogony 250; Homer, Iliad 18.45; Theocritus 6.6, 11.8; Virgil, Eclogue 9.39; Ovid
Galatea_(mythology)
Oceanid of Greek mythology
lingua latina libri 5.31 Apollodorus, 1.2.3 Hesiod, Theogony 507–511. Herodotus, 4.45.3 Hesiod, Theogony 132–138, 337–411, 453–520, 901–906, 915–920; Caldwell
Asia_(Oceanid)
THEOGONY
THEOGONY
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Male
Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Norman French Robert, ROIBÉARD means "bright fame."
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Smile
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Dore.
Girl/Female
Indian
Earth
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Dearly loved.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Egyptian
Intelligent
Girl/Female
Australian, Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Very Noble; Sacred
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend
Father of Modron.
Boy/Male
Hebrew
God has taken.
Male
Croatian
, of the sea.
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THEOGONY
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THEOGONY
n.
Theogony.
a.
Of or relating to theogony.
n.
The generation or genealogy of the gods; that branch of heathen theology which deals with the origin and descent of the deities; also, a poem treating of such genealogies; as, the Theogony of Hesiod.
n.
A writer on theogony.