Classics 103 - Hesiod's Theogony

Before Hesiod starts to tell how the earth began, who does he introduce as the narrators?

Why did he introduce them at this point?

4 gods and goddesses/elements spontaneously appeared. what are they in succession and provide a brief description.

Chaos gave birth to god and goddess and what did they create

Earth spontaneously gave birth to what three entities? Which of her children did she then lie with?

Gaia gave birth to what children with Ouranos?

Why did Gaia come up with an evil plan against her husband? What did she do? who was her accomplice?

After agreeing to work with Gaia, what did Kronos do to his father?

The foam that was produced by the cut off flesh in the ocean produced what?

the blood from Ouranos that was split fell on Gaia and she became pregnant. what did she give birth to?

What is so important about Pontus' first born child.

the god Typho married a Nymph. What did she give birth to?

Pallas joined with Styx, the river goddess of the underworld, who bore 4 important children. why were they important?

Kronos forced Rhea to marry him. What became of there children? what was the symbolism of this?

Rhea went to her parents Gaia and Ouranos for help. What did she ask for. What happened.

What did the survival of Zeus and the birth of the 100 armed 50 head children have in common.

Where was Zeus born?

Zeus is not the only sibling to live on Olympus. How did they come back after being swallowed by their father?

What became of the stone that Ouranos mistook for Zeus after he through it back up?

What did Zeus' uncles give him after he freed them from imprisonment?

What becomes of the 100 armed giants? How is this fate changed?

What was the Titanomarchy War? How did the war end?

What is the important similarity between Ouranos' and Kronos' fate? How did Hesiod defer the blame for Kronos' fate?

What was the meaning of the giants loving the war?

What did Gaia do after Zeus defeated the titans?

How did Zeus divide up power among the gods, particularly between his two brothers posieden and hades?

Who was Metis? What became of her?

How did Athena come to be?

Who was Themis?

Who was Eurynome?

Who was Demeter?

Why was Mnemosyne?

Who was Leto?

Why are beautiful goddess' sometimes called fair-ankled?

Who was Hera?

Who was Semele?

Semele was pregnant at the time of her death. What became of her child?

Who was Maia?

What did Zeus' many lovers say about what was appropriate in Greek culture?