According the Richard Hamilton, the poem of Hesiods Theogonys is a
precedent of sorts for all the various forms of archaic poetry. Hesiod tells the poem in a narrative style, which is very much like Homers various hymns and writings. Additonally, Hesiods encounter is one of the first self descriptions by a poet according to article. Furthermore, the poet receives a mission to tell a story, which is mirrored in various other later works of writing, from writers such as Archilochus and Callimachus. 2. The program of the Theogony is split into three parts-Kids of both Gaia and Ouranos, then their childrens childrens, and finally, the story of Olympus. Theogony begins with a genealogy, and then turns towards the fall of Kronos and the tians, and then the crowning of Zeus as a king. The article brings up that there are various inconsistencies within the program, because it is quite confusing to mark a start and end of various stories. The article also states that most scholars agree that Theogony helps to portray a story in favor of Zeus, citing that many stories were written in such a way that Zeus would still look good. 3. To begin with, there is the Non-Narrative Digression, which is a distribution of honors towards other deities. The article states that this is used to focus the audiences attention away from Zeus, as well as to introduce other characters. It helps to portray a background of various other characters. Then there is the narrative digression, which is the essentials of the poem. This is highlighted by three key stories of Prometheus, Typhoeus, and Ceto. This is the highlight of the poem, and shows how Zeus came to and maintained power. These two digressions helped to come together to portray a bigger story of the power of Zeus. 4. Hesiod glorifies Zeus in a variety of ways, such as skewing stories towards a favorable perspective of Zeus (Prometheus). Additionally, each action that is taken, ultimately seems to boil down to help Zeus somehow. Furthermore, because of the controlled generation, Zeus now has supreme power over everyone else. Power is now always kept in the hands of Zeus, and Hesiod portrayed all of this throughout Theogony.