Hesiodic
- 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
I maintain," says Grote, "moreover, fully the character of these great divine agents as persons, which is the light in which they presented themselves to the Homeric or Hesiodic audience.
From Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 by Lang, Andrew
The wooden plough of the Hesiodic type is still in use, especially in Thessaly; modern implements, however, are being gradually introduced.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various
The Hesiodic poems, at least the Theogony, have clearly a didactic aim, and the intention of presenting a systematic and orderly account of the divine genealogies.
From Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 by Lang, Andrew
This holds good though portions of the Hesiodic genealogies are distinctly poetic allegories cast in the mould or the ancient personal theory of things.
From Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 by Lang, Andrew
