Theogony and Works and Days | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Olympusappears in Theogony - This is the home of the gods.

Hadesappears in Theogony - This is the home of the underworld.

Cronos' bellyappears in Theogony - Heaven and Earth, predicted that his seat of power would be usurped by his own son. He hid his children in this place.

Heaven's Membersappears in Theogony - These people are cast into the sea and a mist develops causing a maiden to grow.

Ends of the Earthappears in Theogony - This is where the Titans are banished after Zeus and the other gods defeat them...
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