1. Earth in Hesiod's Theogony
In Hesiod's Theogony, Gaia is anthropomorphised and depicted as the mother to the first generation of gods and humans as well as being the physical dwelling place for them both. ... " (Hesiod, Theogony, 166) Through their opposite characteristics, Hesiod is implying that the natural world achieves balance through conflicting elements. Hesiod continually portrays Earth as the physical structure on which life resides as well as the anthropomorphised deity who bares the first generation of gods, and he continually alters between these two forms. ... Hesiod anthropomorphises Earth at ...
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