Commentary to Hesiod’s Theogony lines 1-21
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https://doi.org/10.25187/codex.v9i2.43411Keywords:
Hesiod, Theogony, proem, Muses, commentaryAbstract
The first 21 lines in Hesiod’s Theogony raise key-questions that permeate the whole proem, making its study fundamental to the comprehension of the poem and of the oral poetry tradition to which it belongs. They present a brief description of the Muses’ activities on Mount Helicon and a brief catalogue of deities, the first in the poem, immediately preceding the episode in which the poet encounters the Muses and names himself. In view of such importance and its position as the poem’s opening lines, this paper brings a commentary aiming to present them in a deeper fashion when compared to a translation, even an annotated one. It exposes the main questions and interpretations related to the selected passage, formulated by commentators and scholars, that have guided its understanding. It is hoped, therefore, that this commentary article will assist in the reading of the poem and, consequently, may encourage its study.
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