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"Theogony and Works and Days" by Hesiod

book review by Riley Burnham 7/24/2023

good stuff

this is a sort of backstory regarding Zeus, Athena, Poseidon, & many of the other Olympians

​​​​​​​reads like these are a pleasure [a sort of history of legend/mythology, or whatever these contexts are]

we also get Works and Days in this volume, which functions as a sort of pre-almanac [like, when to plant/harvest, & some living-guides]

a joy -- short & sweet -- although i actually expected more epic stories... oh well(!)

plenty more early texts like these to check out