The Theogony of Hesiod

De: Hesiod

Narrado por: Andrea Giordani

The Theogony (composed c. 700 BC) is a poem by Hesiod (8th-7th century BC) describing the origins and genealogies of the Greek gods. A theogony is a part of Greek mythology which attempts to articulate reality as a whole. Hesiod's work is a synthesis of various local Greek traditions concerning the gods, organized as a narrative that tells of their origin and how they established control over the Cosmos.

Public Domain (P)2018 Museum Audiobooks

Narrator poorly suited to the material

the narrator spoke with an accent. the cadence was at times off. also mispronounced certain words. not great

Narrator is very calming

I really enjoy this narrator, she has a wonderful tone. I felt welcomed into the story, and not over whelmed or intimidated which I think can happen sometimes when you are faced with classic literature. I am going to also get her version of the Odyessy and the Illiad as well.

Epic poem

So it’s the full Greek mythology in an epic poem there’s a lot of flowery language and long threads of a god’s lineage. The worst part is this narrator pronounces “wiles” (as in cunning) as “Willy’s” like the name. Other than that she has a great voice!

very Average and uninteresting

It was very simple and average reading I wouldn't recommend it to be honest :/. The nariator is trying to hard and I finished this book in almost 2 hours.

Giordani is a weak point

Story is as timeless as ever and Giordani’s diction and accent are both pleasant and enjoyable. So where does it go wrong? Giordani lowers her voice in a really annoying, forced “I am reading Dr Seuss to my kids” kind of way that totally takes you out of the story. Hearing Zeus being portrayed like he was tooth decay in a children’s play was annoying enough for me to actually waste my time writing this review

Ugh

This recording and reading are very well done.

The story is worse than a set of stereo instructions. Essentially a list of names with vague inference that those beings are important in some way without ever explaining.

But hey, I wasn’t alive then. Maybe everyone back then knew of “rosy armed hipponoe”

If you must read everything related to Greek mythology, then you’re probably not reading this review. But be warned, this poem is boring and annoyingly repetitive and highly uninformative without context.