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The Theogony (from the Greek theogonia, meaning "generations of the gods") is an epic poem of 1,022 hexameter lines which describes the birth of the gods in the Greek pantheon. It is thought to have been composed c. 700 BCE (give or take a generation either side of that date). Little is known of Hesiod's life. His father emigrated from Cyme in Asia Minor and settled in Boeotia, a small state in central Greece. It is assumed that the poet was a farmer; a fact garnered from the early verses of the Theogony. He may also have been a rhapsodist, a reciter of poetry, where he learned the technique and vocabulary of heroic songs.

Although there are some who question whether or not Hesiod actually wrote the Theogony, most classicists believe he did. However, parts of the work may have been added by later poets and there is a definite similarity in some aspects to earlier Mesopotamian literature.

The Enuma Elish (also known as The Seven Tablets of Creation) is the Babylonian creation myth whose title is derived from the opening lines of the piece, "When on High". The myth tells the story of the great god Marduk's victory over the forces of chaos and his establishment of order at the creation of the world.

All of the tablets containing the myth (also known as Enuma Elis), found at Ashur, Kish, Ashurbanipal's library at Nineveh, Sultantepe, and other excavated sites, date to c. 1200 BCE. Their colophons, however, indicate that these are all copies of a much older version of the myth dating from long before the reign of Hammurabi of Babylon (1792-1750 BCE), the king who elevated the god Marduk to patron deity of Babylon. The poem in its present form, with Marduk as champion, is thought to be a revision of an even older Sumerian work.

the Sumerian Ea/Enki or Enlil is thought to have played the major role in the original version of the story, which is dated to the 3,500 BCE

Hesiod's "Theogony" and the Enuma Elish are both ancient epic poems that

explore the creation of the universe and the origins of the gods in different

mythological traditions. While they come from different cultures and time periods,

there are several similarities between the two works:

Creation of the universe: Both "Theogony" and the Enuma Elish

describe the process of creation and the establishment of order in the

cosmos. They present elaborate cosmogonies that explain how the world

came into existence and how the gods emerged.

Primordial deities: Both poems feature primordial deities who

precede the main pantheon of gods. These primordial beings represent

abstract concepts and forces of nature. For example, in "Theogony," Chaos

(the void) is the initial entity from which everything else originates, while in the

Enuma Elish, Tiamat represents the primeval sea.

Genealogy of gods: Both works provide genealogies of the gods,

tracing their lineage and relationships. They present a hierarchy of gods and

goddesses, with different generations of deities and their interactions shaping

the world and its divine order.

Divine conflicts: Both poems depict conflicts among the gods that

lead to the establishment of order. In "Theogony," the Titans rebel against

their father Uranus, and later the Olympian gods overthrow the Titans. In the

Enuma Elish, the younger gods, led by Marduk, battle against the primordial

goddess Tiamat and her forces.

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