Motif
Successive declining generations of humanity
successive_declining_generations_of_humanity
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Political Degeneration and Regime Sequences. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica INTRODUCTION / BIBLIOGRAPHY / HESIOD / HESIODS WORKS AND DAYS; lines 1623-1702 confidence: high
The gods make a golden race in Cronos' time; they live like gods free from sorrow and toil, die as if overcome by sleep, and enjoy abundant goods from the earth.
The passage presents golden, silver, bronze, heroic, and fifth generations, each with distinct qualities and fates.
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