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4 - The Destruction of the Generation of Heroes

The Story of the Sons of God and the Daughters of Men (Gen 6:1–4) and the Hesiodic Catalogue of Women

from Part I - After the Flood and Before It

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2023

Guy Darshan
Affiliation:
Tel Aviv University
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In both Gen 6:1–4 and several texts from the Greek world, especially the Catalogue of Women, the mating of the gods with mortal women is followed by the decision of the head god to put an end to this coupling and bring vast destruction upon the generation of the heroes and all of humanity. This chapter analyzes these similarities and examines the relationship between this motif and flood stories that circulated in the eastern Mediterranean.

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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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