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Episode 8: Before Orthodoxy (Hesiod's Theogony)

Literature and History

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Hesiod's Theogony

Hesiod's Theogony is a rollicking tale in which over 100 divine beings spring from nothingness in just a few generations. It details the genesis of these gods and how they are produced by an elaborate web of incest, cannibalism, and tyranny. Their eventual triumph as champions of cosmic order and justice is at the core of the story you're about to hear.

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