How long does it take to read Theogony?
Hesiod, Theognis
Theogony by Hesiod, Theognis takes about 2 hours 26 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 26 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1953. 133 pages, about 36,575 words.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 4 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 31 minutes |
The page count is the median across 28 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Hesiod's straightforward account of family conflict among the gods is the best and earliest evidence of what the ancient Greeks believed about the beginning of the world. Includes Hesiod's "Works and Days", lines 1-201, and material from the Library of Apollodorus.
Subjects: Poetry, Greek Gods, Greek Religious poetry, Greek Didactic poetry, Agriculture, Greek poetry
