Multiple Choice
Several themes mentioned in the text are common to the cosmogony of Hesiod and the Near Eastern myths. Which of the following is not one of those themes?
A) Several generations of gods successively rule the cosmos before the young male sky god takes over.
B) A snakelike monster is slain by the young male god.
C) The older god is castrated by a younger god.
D) The older generation of gods perishes in a global flood.
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