... Minoan-Mycenaean world and its relationships with eastern cultures. Several near eastern theogonies have survived, and can be compared to the work of Hesiod. However, it must always be kept in mind, that correlation does not prove causation. This means that although we can note differences and many similarities between Hesiod and the eastern parallels, we cannot say whether the near eastern myths directed Hesiod directly, or whether it simply became mixed into the traditional Greek theogonies over time. The two main models from near eastern literature are the Babylonian creation epic, the "Enuma Elish" and the Hurrian-Hittite "Kingship in Heaven" which is also known as the Song of Kumarbi. In order to understand the similarities, and therefore be able to see the differences, in each of these three main writings about the gods, we must first outline the story portrayed in each one. In Hesiod's Theogony, the first thing created was ...

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