How did the organized universe come about? Where did all of the Greek God's come from, who created them, what is their purpose? All of these questions are explained in Hesiod's story of Theogony, as told to him by the Muses. Theogony is about the origin and genealogy of the God's and how the organized universe came about. This is shown through the generations of Gods, their struggles for dominance, and the ending triumph of Zeus.
             The introduction contains many tables, displaying the relationships of various sets of gods, nymphs, monsters, and others. Hesiod's story is moved along by posits. Hesiod is told this story from the muses, who are Zeus's daughters. The muses gave Hesiod the power to speak the truth.
             The main themes of Hesiod's Theogony are, the coming into being of Chaos ( 'Nothing'), Earth, Eros, Sky and the first generation of gods (lines 116-153). Another theme is the castration of Sky by his son Kronos, instigated by his mother Earth, (lines 154-210) Zeus' escape from being swallowed by his father Kronos, (lines 453-500) and the victorious battle of Zeus and the Olympian gods against the Titans (lines 617-735).
             The logic of oppositional forces is also another theme throughout the story. The abuse of Eros is the first sign of the opposition of these forces. The occurrence of sexual reproduction of the God's is also another sign of this.
             First came the Chasm, which means 'nothing.' This is ironic in saying that first came 'nothing'. Hesiod's creation story doesn't involve something being created from nothing. There was stuff, Chaos, but it was shapeless, mixed-up, and dark. Without 'nothing,' there would be no comparison of the other Gods that were to come after Chasm. After Chaos, five divinities came into being although it isn't exactly clear how. Those five divinities began giving shape to things, separating the muddle i...