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The First Opening: Chaos, Earth, and the Birth of the Greek Cosmos

The First Opening: Chaos, Earth, and the Birth of the Greek Cosmos

Ferreira, Deivede Eder

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Literary CriticismMythology & Folklore

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ISBN13: 9798237160963
Publisher: Abrafp International Press
Pages: 86
Weight: 0.28
Height: 0.21 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Before Zeus, before the Titans, before any hero set out, what could a world begin with? The First Opening follows the primordial sequence of Hesiod's Theogony through an original English literary retelling. Chaos, Gaia, Tartarus, Eros, Night, Day, Heaven, Mountains, and Sea emerge within a substantial invented story of a shepherd learning both the power and the limits of his voice. When a disputed water channel divides neighboring households, the poet must distinguish what he witnessed from what others want him to say. The human frame is original fiction, not a recovered episode of Hesiod's biography. Separate reflections, variant traditions, pronunciation choices, and primary-source references accompany the narrative. Volume 1 of The Living Greek Myths, by Deivede Eder Ferreira, published by ABRAFP International Press.

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