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Book Title: Theogony, Works and Days, and the Shield Mfg of Heracles (Translated by Hugh g. Evelyn-White)
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Ancient & Classical
Publisher: Digireads.Com Publishing
Publication Year: 2018
Author: Hesiod
Genre: Literary Collections
