Hesiod's Theogony
(8th C. B.C.)
Things to Consider:
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Morality
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Justice
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Force (Might Makes Right?)
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Work
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Genealogy (See Page
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** Homework Questions **
319:
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What is dactylic hexameter?
321:
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Who are the Nine Muses?
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What are the five "races of man"?
322:
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Who are Brontes, Steropes, and Arges?
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Why does Cronus castrate his father?
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How is Aphrodite born? What other names does she have?
325:
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Who is Hecate?
Why do people pray to her?
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Why does Cronus swallow his children?
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How does Zeus defeat Cronus?
Other Discussion Questions:
321:
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Explain: "Hesiod links justice to work" (321).
323:
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Who is Medusa?
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Who is Perseus?
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Who is Pegasus?
324:
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Who is Cerberus?
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Who is Heracles?
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Who is Nike?
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