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‘Mere bellies’?: A new look at Theogony 26–8*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2012

Joshua T. Katz  and
Katharina Volk
Joshua T. Katz
Affiliation:
Princeton University
Katharina Volk
Affiliation:
Princeton University
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One of the most famous scenes in classical literature is the Dichterweihe at the beginning of the Theogony (22–35): when Hesiod was tending his sheep below Mount Helicon, the Muses approached him, provided him with a staff and a divine voice, and told him to sing of the blessed, everlasting gods.

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The Journal of Hellenic Studies , Volume 120 , November 2000 , pp. 122 - 131
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