King’s Role in Ancient Greece
“And if the daughters of great Zeus honor a king cherished by Zeus and look upon him when he is born, they pour on his tongue sweet dew and make the words that flow from his mouth honey-sweet, and all…
Theogony, Hesiod – Thursday February 9th Assignment by Elias Avila
Hesiod, Theogony When such a king comes to the assembly he stands out; yes, he is revered like a god and treated with cheerful respect. Suchis the holy gift the Muses give men. The singers and lyre players of this…
Hesiod, Theogony HW Post
All this was sung by the Olympian Muses, great Zeus’s nine daughters whose names are Kleio, Euterpe, Thaleia, Melpomene, Terpsichore, Erato, Polymnia, Ourania, and Kalliope, preeminent by far, the singers’ pride in the company of noble kings. And if the…
Homework #1
29 “Qingu is the one who instigated warfare, 30 Who made Tia-mat rebel and set battle in motion.” 31 They bound him, holding him before Ea, 32 They inflicted the penalty on him and severed his…
Online Work 1: HESIOD, THEOGONY (Ayman R.)
Here are the words the daughters of aegis-bearing Zeus, the Muses of Olympos, first spoke to me. “Listen, you country bumpkins, you pot-bellied blockheads, we know how to tell many lies that pass for truth, and when we wish, we…
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