Work on J4 and J5
HW: J5 – Heroes (53-61): “Theogony Intro” / “The Muses”
1. What is a “theogony”?
2. What two main stories does Hesiod's Theogony tell?
3. Describe the concentric arrangement of the passage concerning the battle between Zeus and the Titans.
4. How are the five major stories of the Theogony organized?
5. Describe the structure of the prooimion.
6. Describe some of the ambiguities of the first section of the prooimion.
7. How does Hesiod make clear that Zeus is the central character of his poem?
8. Who are the Muses? What is their role?
9. In what sense do the Muses "lie"? What might this say about the nature of art?
10. How does Hesiod connect poetry and political rhetoric? How does this differ from the modern view of poetry?
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