10- Questions Hesiods Theogony PDF

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Questions: Hesiod’s Theogony a) Identify the characters which play a major role in the development of the physical universe and explain what role each plays. b) Identify the characters which play a major role n the development of the divine family. c) In what sense is this myth a cosmogony? a theogony? a myth of succession? d) Provide 2 examples of “dragon-slaying” from this text. e) In Hesiod’s Theogony, we are presented with three generations of the divine family. Identify similarities AND differences across these three generations. f) In the Theogony, do goddesses loose power over time? Be prepared to explain your answer. g) Is the amount of violence presented in this text greater or lesser than the amount of violence presented in the Enuma Elish and Theogony of Dunnu? h) Why do you think the creation myths we have examined so far do contain violence? i) In each myth we have studied so far, a conflict between generations is presented. What is/are the cause/causes of this conflict? Try to address this question from the perspective of both the older and younger generation in each myth....