Hesiod
noun
fl. 8th century b.c., Greek poet.
Hesiodic
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a word derived from
Hesiod.
Example Sentences
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The idea was to recapture a sense of antiquity that connoted a spirit of place, an Arcadian flavor, more Hesiodic than Augustan.
From Time Magazine Archive
As Mr. Grote says, "Men habitually took their information respecting their theogonic antiquities from the Hesiodic poems."
From Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 by Andrew Lang
Recent work on the Hesiodic poems is reviewed in full by Rzach in Bursian's "Jahresberichte" vols.
From Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica by Hugh G. (Hugh Gerard) Evelyn-White
It is the peculiarity of the Hesiodic poems to preserve the very features of religious narrative which Homer disregards.
From Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Andrew Lang
On the Hesiodic poems generally the ordinary Histories of Greek Literature may be consulted, but especially the "Hist. de la Litterature Grecque" I pp.
From Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica by Hugh G. (Hugh Gerard) Evelyn-White
