Theogony

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Theogony
by Hesiod
Fourteenth-century Greek manuscript of Hesiod's Theogony with scholia written in the margins
Original title	Θεογονία
Written	8th century BC
Language	Ancient Greek
Subject(s)	Greek mythology, Ancient Greek religion
Genre(s)	Epic, Didactic[1]
Lines	1022

The Theogony (‹See Tfd›Greek: Θεογονία, Theogonía,^[2] i.e. "the genealogy or birth of the gods"^[3]) is a poem by Hesiod (8th–7th century BC) describing the origins and genealogies of the Greek gods, composed c. 730–700 BC.^[4] It is written in the Epic dialect of Ancient Greek and contains 1022 lines. It is one of the most important sources for the understanding of early Greek cosmology.