# Exegesis in Hesiodi theogoniam 886

Anonymi Exegesis in Hesiodi Theogoniam, Exegesis in Hesiodi theogoniam, Section 886. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/anonymi-exegesis-in-hesiodi-theogoniam/exegesis-in-hesiodi-theogoniam/886

886. Ζεὺς δὲ θεῶν βασιλεὺς. ὁ δὲ Ζεύς, φησίν, ἤτοι ὁ νοῦς, πρῶτον5) συνῆλθε τῇ Μήτιδι. εἰ μὴ γὰρ ὁ νοῦς βουλεύσαιτο καὶ τὸ ἐπαμφοτερίζον εἰς ἒν περιστήσειεν, οὐκ ἄλλως τὸ ἴδιον ἐνεργές. ποίαν Μῆτιν; τὴν πολλὰ εἰδυῖαν. ἐκ γὰρ φρονήσεως καὶ πολυπειρίας τὰ πάντα γινώσκει τις. ἐπεὶ δὲ τὴν Ἀθηνᾶν γεννήσειν ἔμελλεν, ἤτοι τὴν φρόνησιν, τὴν Μῆτιν6 ) κατέπιε, τουτέστι τὴν ἐπαμφοτερίζουσαν τούτου βουλὴν εἰς ἓν περιέστησε καὶ1) τὸ εὔνομον ἀπεγέννησε.

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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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