Classics Fest 2025 Satellite Lectures | Reconstructing the Cosmos
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Classics Fest 2025 Satellite Lectures | Reconstructing the Cosmos

Hesiod’s attempt to reconstruct the creation and evolution of the cosmos from its very beginning to the establishment of Zeus’s rule.

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Date and time

Friday, May 9 · 1 - 2pm GMT+1

Location

The Lit & Phil

23 Westgate Road Newcastle NE1 1SE United Kingdom

About this event

  • Event lasts 1 hour

Friday 9th May | 1pm

Reconstructing the Cosmos with Hesiod Prof. Athanassios Vergados

Lecture by Professor Athanassios Vergados is Professor of Greek at Newcastle University.

This talk discusses Hesiod’s attempt to reconstruct the creation and evolution of the cosmos from its very beginning to the establishment of Zeus’s rule and, in a second step, what is the place of humans in Zeus’s world.

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The Lit & Phil is a beautiful independent library and educational charity, opened in 1825. Free to visit and browse, the library is a great space for research, study and relaxation.

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