Hesiod

American  

[hee-see-uhd, hes-ee-] / ˈhi si əd, ˈhɛs i- /

noun

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

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Hesiod British  

/ ˈhɛsɪˌɒd /

noun

1. 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

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• Hesiodic
  adjective

Example Sentences

Hesiod recommended letting newly picked grapes rest in the shade for up to three days, and Mr. Thackrey followed suit — even though most enologists would shrink at the risk of bacterial infection.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2022

Today, Hesiod is known for two works — a genealogical history of the gods titled “Theogony” and what Stallings calls this “variegated and discursive poem about justice and man’s place in the world.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 3, 2018

I spent many a dull day with his Hesiod before concluding that this wasn't the case.

From The Guardian • Jun. 29, 2012

The works of Homer and another epic, Theogony by Hesiod, are the source of much of Greek mythology.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

There are no early sources for his story except a few brief allusions in Hesiod, in the eighth or ninth century.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton