# Exegesis in Hesiodi theogoniam 687

Anonymi Exegesis in Hesiodi Theogoniam, Exegesis in Hesiodi theogoniam, Section 687. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/anonymi-exegesis-in-hesiodi-theogoniam/exegesis-in-hesiodi-theogoniam/687

687. οὐδʼ ἄρʼ ἔτι Ζεύς. ἐντεῦθεν πάλιν καὶ τὴν διὰ τοῦ πυρὸς σύγχυσιν καταλέγει. εὐθέως γάρ, φησί3), κατηνέχθη πῦρ ἐξ οὐρανοῦ καὶ κεραυνοὶ καὶ ἀσραπαί, πάντες τε ἐσκοτίζοντο. πάλιν δὲ ἐπαύθη ἡ τοιαύτη σύγχυσις, καὶ4) τὰ ὕδατα κατεβλήθησαν τοσοῦτον ὑποκάτω τῆς γῆς, ὅσον ὁ οὐρανὸς ἀπέσχε ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς. κέντρου γὰρ λόγον ἡ γῆ πρὸς ὅλον τὸν οὐρανὸν ἐπέχει. ἐλήλαται δὲ καὶ διὰ μέσης τῆς γῆς 5) ὁ οὐράνιος ἄξων, ἡ λεγομένη εὐθεῖα.

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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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