theogony

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The Theogony is an ancient Greek poem by Hesiod that describes the origin and descent of the gods. It is the only complete cosmogony from Archaic Greece that has survived. The poem traces the generations of deities from Chaos through Zeus and his contemporaries, explaining how Zeus maintained his supremacy. It also includes folktales and etiological myths, such as the story of Pandora. The Theogony is a foundational text in Greek mythology and has significantly influenced Western art and literature.1234

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Anatolian religion
Mythology
…struggle against Ullikummi, and the Theogony, though written in Hittite, are Hurrian in origin and refer to Hurrian and even Mesopotamian deities. The Theogony tells of the struggle for kingship among the gods. Alalu, after holding the kingship for nine years, was defeated by Anu (the Babylonian sky god) and…
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…struggle against Ullikummi, and the Theogony, though written in Hittite, are Hurrian in origin and refer to Hurrian and even Mesopotamian deities. The Theogony tells of the struggle for kingship among the gods. Alalu, after holding the kingship for nine years, was defeated by Anu (the Babylonian sky god) and…
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myth
Relationships of descent
In theogonies, or tales of the origin of gods (e.g., that by Hesiod), or in legendary lists of human offspring (such as the genealogies in the Hebrew Bible), relations of descent and the association of characteristics, territories, and spheres of influence with descendants provide a means…
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In theogonies, or tales of the origin of gods (e.g., that by Hesiod), or in legendary lists of human offspring (such as the genealogies in the Hebrew Bible), relations of descent and the association of characteristics, territories, and spheres of influence with descendants provide a means…
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