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Theogony and Works and Days by Hesiod

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carrousalem's review against another edition

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medium-paced

4.25

rachstae's review against another edition

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Not my favorite translation. Dry.

andromaches's review against another edition

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4.0

a sensação de ler este poema era de estar lendo o antigo testamento da mitologia grega, o que não é de todo errado considerando que hesíodo desenvolveu o mito da origem do mundo dos deuses gregos, assim como a extensa árvore genealógica não apenas dos deuses, mas dos heróis e criaturas (parabenizo ele por ter citado o nome de 30 dos 6000 filhos de oceanus, é muita coisa). e eu só conseguia pensar no trecho "time eats all his children in the end" do musical ride the cyclone lendo as partes que davam a entender que a hora de destronar zeus também chegaria eventualmente, bem ominoso

rileyreviews's review

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3.0

Homer is better

hesmykindofgirl's review against another edition

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2.0

i'd like to thank hesiod for making these so short that i don't get too sleep deprived while reading them at 2am before my seminar tomorrow AND for having so little characterisation that it wasn't TOO sexist! thanks mate.

kamohelom___'s review against another edition

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2.0

An unnessecarily ambiguous poetic lesson on the origin and descent of the Greek gods & a whole lot of incest. A bit dull, even with all the linguistic theatrics.