Theogony.
Beautiful Letters| N° d'inventaire | 12397 |
| Format | 11 x 18 |
| Détails | 122 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2008 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782251799995 |
Classic bilingual collection. The Theogony is the hymn raised in honor of the Immortal gods by a Boeotian poet inspired by the Muses. In this poem from the archaic period, Hesiod celebrates the divine order of the world by recounting the formation of the universe, the succession of divine generations, and the distribution of honors among the gods. The history of the divine family thus culminates in the establishment of Zeus's eternal order. Births, unions, conflicts, alliances, and battles draw a map of the divine powers active in the world. This theogonic process assigns to each element of the cosmos, to the immortal gods as well as to mortal men, the prerogatives and place that are theirs. Hesiod's poem is not only a masterpiece of ancient literature. It truly depicts the divine powers that a Greek man could perceive at work in the universe. The Theogony attests to the extent to which, in ancient Greece, poetry and religion were closely linked to each other.
Classic bilingual collection. The Theogony is the hymn raised in honor of the Immortal gods by a Boeotian poet inspired by the Muses. In this poem from the archaic period, Hesiod celebrates the divine order of the world by recounting the formation of the universe, the succession of divine generations, and the distribution of honors among the gods. The history of the divine family thus culminates in the establishment of Zeus's eternal order. Births, unions, conflicts, alliances, and battles draw a map of the divine powers active in the world. This theogonic process assigns to each element of the cosmos, to the immortal gods as well as to mortal men, the prerogatives and place that are theirs. Hesiod's poem is not only a masterpiece of ancient literature. It truly depicts the divine powers that a Greek man could perceive at work in the universe. The Theogony attests to the extent to which, in ancient Greece, poetry and religion were closely linked to each other.