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Hesiod's Greek mythic genealogy, read by Jiang as a layered record of animistic creation, dynastic rebellion, and usurper legitimation.
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Theogony
Hesiod's Greek mythic genealogy, read by Jiang as a layered record of animistic creation, dynastic rebellion, and usurper legitimation.
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He reads Theogony as layered political memory: animistic creation, succession rebellion, and the recurring story of a low-born or foreign general who overthrows a ruler.
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"...a process of civilization. All right. So, another example is Hyasal's Theogony. And he's talking about Greek mythology. Okay? Greek religion. So, the process..."
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"Okay. So, going back we're seeing three layers. Right? So, the first layer is the original layer which is the animistic layer. Okay? So,..."
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"Rhea the mother is upset about this so she decides I'm gonna give birth to Zeus in secret. So, she runs off to an..."
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