The Birth of the Gods

The Birth of the Gods
Author: Guy E. Swanson
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1960
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780472060931

Analyzes the social structure of 50 primitive peoples to show how it determined the form of their religious worship

Birth of God

Birth of God
Author: Jean Bottéro
Publisher: Penn State Press
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2010-11-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780271040301

Jean Bottero, one of the world's leading figures in Ancient Near Eastern Studies, approaches the Bible as an astounding variety of documents that reveal much of their time of origin, historical events, and climates of thought.

When the Gods Were Born

When the Gods Were Born
Author: Carolina López-Ruiz
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2010-06-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780674049468

"With admirable erudition, Lopez-Ruiz brings to life intimacies and exchanges between the ancient Greeks and their Northwest Semitic neighbors, portraying the ancient Mediterranean as a fluid, dynamic contact zone. She explains networks of circulation, shows creative uses of traditional material by peoples in motion, and radically transforms our understanding of ancient cosmogonies."---Page duBois, author of Out of Athens: The New Ancient Greeks --

Hesiod Theogony 800-700 Bc

Hesiod Theogony 800-700 Bc
Author: Metaphrasis: Dimitrios Kiriakopoulos
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2013-01
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 9781622123575

Hesiod Theogony 800-700 B.C. is a highly engaging book that provides a practical methodology for studying the ancient Greek language. The longest of the three surviving works of Hesiod, Theogony is a story consisting of 1022 verses that describe the creation of the cosmos and the birth of the Gods. The work is divided into five sections and begins when Hesiod is authorized by Mousai to hear the story of the universal creation. Inspired by these tales, he composes Theogony. Theogony depicts the story of the creation of the universe from Khaos and the elements of the first deities. Being the creator and the leader of the universal civilization, the God Zeus plays a major role in the story. It is his weddings to Metis, Themis, Mnemosyne, and Eurynome, who represent law, institutions, and justice, that enable him to form the basis for serenity and prosperity among the cosmos. Dimitrios Kiriakopoulos grew up in a small village in central Greece, near Mt. Olympus. Although he moved to Toronto, Canada at 17, he maintained an affinity for the Gods of Olympus who were said to live on the mountain. A restaurant owner by profession, he still resides in Toronto with his wife and two children.In his free time he enjoys reading and writing. Hesiod Theogony 800-700 B.C. is his first published effort. Publisher's website: http: //sbpra.com/Metaphrasis-DimitriosKiriakopoulo

Orphic Tradition and the Birth of the Gods

Orphic Tradition and the Birth of the Gods
Author: Dwayne A. Meisner
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2018
Genre: History
ISBN: 0190663529

Meisner offers a new interpretation of four Orphic theogonies: Derveni, Eudemian, Hieronyman, and Rhapsodic. The fragments of these poems, thought to be written by Orpheus, contained narratives of the creation of the cosmos and the births of the gods, but differed from the mainstream account of Hesiod's Theogony.

The Birth of the Gods and the Origins of Agriculture

The Birth of the Gods and the Origins of Agriculture
Author: Jacques Cauvin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2000-07-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521651356

A study of social and economic transformations in the Near East during Palaeolithic-Neolithic transition, first published in 2000.

Theogony

Theogony
Author: Hesiod
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 116
Release: 1999
Genre: Agriculture
ISBN: 9780192839411

This new, fully-annotated translation by a leading expert on Hesiodic poems combines accuracy with readability and includes an introduction and explanatory notes on these two works by one of the oldest known Greek poets. The Theogony contains a systematic genealogy and account of the struggles of the gods, and the Works and Days offers a compendium of moral and practical advice for a life of honest husbandry.

The Pregnant Male as Myth and Metaphor in Classical Greek Literature

The Pregnant Male as Myth and Metaphor in Classical Greek Literature
Author: David D. Leitao
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2012-04-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107017289

This book traces the image of the pregnant male as it evolves in classical Greek literature. Originating as a representation of paternity and, by extension, "authorship" of creative works, the image later comes to function also as a means to explore the boundary between the sexes.

Hesiod

Hesiod
Author: Hesiod
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2004-08-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 0801879841

For this eagerly anticipated revised edition, Athanassakis has provided an expanded introduction on Hesiod and his work, subtly amended his faithful translations, significantly augmented the notes and index, and updated the bibliography. --Johns Hopkins University Press.

Zeus

Zeus
Author: George O'Connor
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2010-01-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1596434317

Tells the story of Zeus and his battle with his father, Kronos, and the Titans. In graphic novel format.