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Page 103
... Hesiod's Theogony - the mythical hymn to Zeus . THE OPENING OF CHAOS We may start from that curious feature I have emphasised : the fact that , both in Hesiod and Genesis , the separation of sky from earth occurs twice over . We will ...
... Hesiod's Theogony - the mythical hymn to Zeus . THE OPENING OF CHAOS We may start from that curious feature I have emphasised : the fact that , both in Hesiod and Genesis , the separation of sky from earth occurs twice over . We will ...
Page 104
... Hesiod's Cosmogony , the opening of the gap is followed by the appearance of Eros , so in his myth the sundering of Ouranos and Gaia is followed by the birth of Aphrodite , who has Eros and Himeros in her train and whose prerogative ...
... Hesiod's Cosmogony , the opening of the gap is followed by the appearance of Eros , so in his myth the sundering of Ouranos and Gaia is followed by the birth of Aphrodite , who has Eros and Himeros in her train and whose prerogative ...
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... Hesiod's time it had long been detached from the ritual it once reflected , and the episodes have naturally suffered some disloca- tion . Also , since Hesiod was unaware of the ritual origin which alone makes them intelligible , the ...
... Hesiod's time it had long been detached from the ritual it once reflected , and the episodes have naturally suffered some disloca- tion . Also , since Hesiod was unaware of the ritual origin which alone makes them intelligible , the ...
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The Harmony of the Spheres 1930 | 14 |
The Unwritten Philosophy 1935 | 31 |
Platos Commonwealth 1935 | 47 |
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