The “Kingship in Heaven”-Theme of the Hesiodic Theogony: Origin, Function, Composition

Authors

  • Erik van Dongen

Abstract

The closest and most numerous parallels to Hesiod’s account of the succession of ruler gods are found in the Hurro-Hittite Song of Going Forth, while the differences show that the Greek version was shaped to illustrate the superiority of Zeus over his predecessors.

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Published

2011-05-30

Issue

Vol. 51 No. 2 (2011)

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