Titanomachy

The poem deals with the war between the titans and the younger gods. Though the fragments also showed that it dealt with the genealogy of the gods.Martin L West, Greek Epic Fragments, (London: Harvard
University Press, 2003), pp. 27 
== Content ==
The poem contained a cosmogonic section which describes Aither as the origin of all life and names him as the father of Ouranos.It is in the genogly that the Titanomachy contradicts the account given by Ps-Apollodorus' Library and the fragments of the Orphic Theogonies an example of this is the Aigaion or Briareus, one of the Three Hundred-Handers which the Titanomachy realtes as the most famous of them and the son of Ge and Pontos. However the Library and Thegonies say that the Three Hundred-Handers were the offspring of Ouranos and Ge.
Aigaion had also played an important role in Eumelus' other poem the Corinthiaca.
One of the fragments of the poem relates the Golden fish that swim in the rivers of Ambrosia."and in it there float gold -coloured fish, that swim and sport though the ambrosial water"This river was mentioned by Athenaeus and Pliny the Elder claims that this river was close to the Garden's of Hesperides. Giving rise to the possibility that the golden apples and gardens could have played a roles in the poem. This has been taken even further that Heracles might have had a role within the poem but this is just speculation.
A further section is quoted by Athenaeus on the dances of the gods"and among them danced the father of men and gods"This is seen as being most likely referring to a dance taking place during victory celebrations after the war with the titans. Later authors refereed to this celebration and mentioned Apollo and Athena as being present for the even. This has led to debate as to whether the younger gods had a role within the poem. This also brings up the possibility that the war against the giants also played a role within the poem.
Evidance from a papyrus fragment belived to have been taken from Apollodorus's works On the Gods realting the killing of Pallas by Athena. This names Pallas as a son of a Titan and thus a Giant brining evidence that the two battles may have overlapped.Giambattista D’Alessio, ‘Theogony and Titanomachy’, in Marco Fantuzzi and Christos Tsagalis (ed.), The Greek Epic Cycle and its Ancient
Reception (Cambridge: Cambridge University Pres, 2016), p. 199-213.
== Papyrus Fragment ==
A fragment of papyrus purchased in 1936 could possibly be a portion of the epic poem. The fragment posses lines that hint of a link to the Titanomachy such as lines that are often applied to Zeus. Lines also concerning battles and horses with uncloven hoof bring reference to a battle of some-kind. The appearance of Apollo does raise some doubt but it is not impossible that the younger gods could have played a role in the poem.
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