Epic poem · 1815

The Theogony

by Hesiod

Translated by Charles Abraham Elton (2nd ed., 1815)

Elton’s blank-verse version of Hesiod’s account of the birth of the gods, from Chaos and Earth through the Titans to the victory of Zeus.

Contents · 7 parts

• Part Iabout 200 lines
• Part IIabout 180 lines
• Part IIIabout 220 lines
• Part IVabout 210 lines
• Part Vabout 210 lines
• Part VIabout 140 lines
• Part VIIabout 170 lines

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