Theogony

poem by Hesiod, describing the origins and genealogies of the greek gods
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Theogony

Summary

Theogony is a literary work[1]. Theogony ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,344 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Theogony authored Hesiod[3].
  • Theogony's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Theogony's genre is narrative poetry[5].
  • Theogony's depicts is recorded as Hesiod[6].
  • Theogony's Commons category is recorded as Theogony[7].
  • Theogony's language of work or name is recorded as Aeolic Greek[8].
  • Theogony's language of work or name is recorded as Attic Greek[9].
  • -0700-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Theogony[10].
  • Theogony's characters is recorded as Athena[11].
  • Theogony's characters is recorded as Uranus[12].
  • Theogony's characters is recorded as Erinyes[13].
  • Theogony's characters is recorded as Giants[14].
  • Theogony's characters is recorded as Zeus[15].
  • Theogony's characters is recorded as Rhea[16].
  • Theogony's characters is recorded as Cronus[17].
  • Theogony's characters is recorded as Gaia[18].
  • Theogony's has edition or translation is recorded as Q23308610[19].
  • Theogony's has edition or translation is recorded as Q61396029[20].
  • Theogony's has edition or translation is recorded as Hesiod Theogony and Works and Days[21].
  • Theogony's narrative location is recorded as Greece[22].
  • Theogony's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Theogony[23].
  • Theogony's main subject is Greek mythology[24].
  • Theogony's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
  • Theogony's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[26].
  • Theogony's title is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Θεογονία'}[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Theogony authored Hesiod[3].

Publication

Languages include Aeolic Greek[8] and Attic Greek[9]. Theogony's genre is narrative poetry[5].

Subject and Themes

Theogony's main subject is Greek mythology[24].

Why It Matters

Theogony ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,344 views/month).[2] Theogony has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Theogony is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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