The War of the Titans Analysis
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Setting
The setting for most of the Theogony is, well, everywhere. Hesiod doesn't bother to tell us exactly where Gaia was when she gave birth to Uranus: she was just hanging out in the void. Part of the r...
Context
Most of what we know about the war of the Titans comes from a guy names Hesiod, who wrote it all down in the Theogony, a work of epic poetry from the 8th century BC (ish). Get this: Hesiod and Home...
The Hero's Journey
Monomyth The Hero's Journey is a framework that scholar Joseph Campbell came up with that many myths and stories follow. Many storytellers and story-readers find it a useful way to look at tale. (T...
Similar Myths Across Cultures
At its heart the Theogony is a creation myth, and believe it or not, almost every culture with a recorded history has a creation myth. We would love to share them all with you, but there's simply t...