A review by benedettal
Theogony, Works and Days by Hesiod

3.0

This is a fun quick read. It’s cool just because it’s so old, but really it’s just a list of names and relations, and then a list of duties/advice on how to live your life. Feels very biblical, but without the absurd page count. So yeah, it has a lot of value as a historical relic, and don’t get me wrong I got joy out of that fact alone, but it doesn’t have massive literary (unless you read the original) or entertainment value. Nice to see some random heroes mentioned here and there though, really shows how ancient the myths actually were and kinda puts reading, say, the Aeneid or even the Metamorphoses really into perspective.