Hesiod

[hee-see-uh d, hes-ee-]

noun

fl. 8th century b.c., Greek poet.

Related formsHe·si·od·ic

[hee-see-od-ik, hes-ee-] /ˌhi siˈɒd ɪk, ˌhɛs i-/, adjective

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Historical Examples of hesiod

But they were in some danger of treating Homer and Hesiod as inspired scriptures.
The Legacy of Greece
Various
Said Periander, "Hesiod might as well have kept his breath to cool his pottage."
Familiar Quotations
John Bartlett
Orpheus, Hesiod, Homer, were the --the theologians of that age.
Christianity and Greek Philosophy
Benjamin Franklin Cocker
According to Hesiod they were nine in number and presided over the arts.
The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost'
Thomas Orchard
The most ancient texts are the Iliad and the poems attributed to Hesiod.
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1
Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for hesiod

Hesiod

noun

8th century bc, Greek poet and the earliest author of didactic verse. His two complete extant works are the Works and Days, dealing with the agricultural seasons, and the Theogony, concerning the origin of the world and the genealogies of the gods

Derived FormsHesiodic, adjective

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