# Exegesis in Hesiodi theogoniam 458

Anonymi Exegesis in Hesiodi Theogoniam, Exegesis in Hesiodi theogoniam, Section 458. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/anonymi-exegesis-in-hesiodi-theogoniam/exegesis-in-hesiodi-theogoniam/458

458. τοῦ καὶ ὑπὸ βροντῆς. εἰ μὲν ἐπὶ τοῦ Ποσειδῶνος τὸ ,,τοῦ καὶ ὑπὸ βροντῆς πελεμίζεται εὐρεῖα χθὼν“ νοήσεις 2), ἔστιν οὕτως. δόξαν γὰρ εἶχον οἱ παλαιοί, ὅτι ὅταν οἱ σεισμοὶ γίνωνται, περικλυζομένου τοῦ ὕδατος, τοῦτο γίνεται, ὥστε τὸ ὕδωρ αἴτιον εἶναι. ἐπὶ δὲ τοῦ Διὸς ἑτέραν δόξαν οἱ ἀνόητοι εἶχον, ὅτι πνευμάτων ὑποκάτω τῆς γῆς γεννωμένων καὶ μὴ δυναμένων ἄλλοθεν ἐξελθεῖν, ἡ γῆ στενοχωρεῖται ὑπὸ τούτων καὶ σείεται.

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Anonymi Exegesis in Hesiodi Theogoniam, Exegesis in Hesiodi theogoniam, ed. Hans Flach. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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