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Greek Mythology Notes

Greek Mythology Notes

An encyclopaedia of Greek mythology — gods, heroes, creatures, places, and the English words they gave us.

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Golden Age

Phrase

A proverbial expression for a past period of peace, prosperity, and happiness, derived from Hesiod's account of the first and best age of humanity under the rule of Kronos

Hesiod wrote his account of the declining ages of man around 700 BCE — the nostalgia for a lost golden past is one of the oldest themes in Western literature

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