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Discussed as a foundational ancient Greek poem about the birth of the gods, written around 730-720 BC. The hosts quote extensively from it regarding Zeus's origins and the story of Kronos.

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Referenced multiple times as one of the foundational works of Greek literature, telling the story of the Trojan War. Compared to The Lord of the Rings as an epic adventure narrative.

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Mentioned alongside The Iliad as Homer's second great poem about Odysseus's 10-year journey home after the Trojan War.

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Explicitly referenced as a book when Tom quotes the German scholar on how Homer and Hesiod created spiritual unity for the Greeks through poetry.

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Used as a comparison to explain the relationship between Homer's Iliad and Hesiod's Theogony - the Iliad is compared to Lord of the Rings as a close-up epic adventure.

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Used as a comparison to Hesiod's Theogony, described as providing deep backstory similar to how the Theogony provides context for Homer's works.

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Quoted at length and described by Tom as 'a fantastically odd book, brilliant book, brilliantly original' that presents Greek myths in a fresh way, highlighting what is distinctive and strange about them.