A traditional reading of the poem written about creation by Hesiod called the Theogony might go as follows. The gods Khaos, Gaia, and Eros "come to be". Then Khaos gives birth to Nyx and Erebos, who in turn give birth to Hemera and Aether. Gaia gives birth to Ouranos and Pontus. Ouranos and Gaia beget the twelve titans, as well as the Cyclopes and the Hundred-Handed Giants. Ouranos entraps the Cyclopes and the Hundred-Handed Giants in Gaia's stomach
Socrates famously said that the unconsidered life is not worth living. What he meant was, living your life without giving it some forethought or principles is a life so vulnerable to chance, and so dependent on the choices and actions of others, that it is of little real value to the person living it.
Seven good ears and seven withered ears; seven fat "kine" and seven lean "kine": Joseph's interpretation will come true: seven year of plenty, followed by seven years of famine. With this interpretation, the young Joseph become Pharaoh's chief adviser. Continue reading