Greek golden age mythology7/9/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() This delightful period, however, ended in a war when the children of Cronus joined together to battle against the Titans. The Golden Age was a time of virtue and plenty under the leadership of the Titan Cronus. Hesiod says that the first human generation, the Golden Generation, was seen on earth during the time of Cronus whom the Romans called Saturn. But there was no humankind on the earth yet. Mountains, plains and seas were created, and the universe was filled with deities. In it, Hesiod tells a Greek creation story that traces the lineage of mankind through five successive “ages” or “races” including the Golden Age, the Silver Age, the Bronze Age, the Heroic Age, and the present Iron Age. Hesiod to write the 800-line epic poem called Works and Days. The classic Greek Five Ages of Man came from an 8th century BCE poem written by a shepherd named Hesiod, who along with Homer became one of the earliest of Greek epic poets.
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