Hesiod

[ hee-see-uhd, hes-ee- ]

/ ˈhi si əd, ˈhɛs i- /

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noun

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

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OTHER WORDS FROM Hesiod

He·si·od·ic

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

Words nearby Hesiod

hESC, Heschl's gyrus, Heseltine, he/she, Heshvan, Hesiod, Hesione, hesitancy, hesitant, hesitate, hesitation

How to use Hesiod in a sentence

Hesiod, quite unlike his contemporaries, the "later" poets of Iliad and Odyssey, gives to Heracles an iron helmet and sword.
Homer and His Age|Andrew Lang
It is clear, however, that his conception of that past differed considerably from the traditions of Hesiod.
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1|Andrew Lang
To Hesiod, then, we must turn for what is the earliest complete literary form of the Greek cosmogonic myth.
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1|Andrew Lang
All these circumstances appear to be good evidence of the great antiquity of the legends recorded by Hesiod.
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1|Andrew Lang

We now turn from Homer's incidental allusions to the ample and systematic narrative of Hesiod.
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1|Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for Hesiod

Hesiod

/ (ˈhɛsɪˌɒd) /

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 forms of Hesiod

Hesiodic, adjective

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