Ogygian

adjective

of very great age; prehistoric

Word Origin for Ogygian

C19: from Greek ōgugios relating to Ogyges, the most ancient king of Greece, mythical ruler of Boeotia or Attica

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Examples from the Web for ogygian

Historical Examples of ogygian

The Ogygian Islands are not far distant from the haven of Sammalo.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.
Francois Rabelais
It must be remembered that it was the Ogygian deluge which was said to have been partial and to have inundated Attica.
Tradition
John Francis Arundell
Whenever Athens, or any other Greek city, is spoken of with any peculiar reverence, it is called “Ogygian.”
Modern Painters, Volume V (of 5)
John Ruskin
More sad and more despairing than Ulysses on the Ogygian shore, he too wasted away with home-sickness.
Cord and Creese
James de Mille

Word Origin and History for ogygian

Ogygian

adj.

1843, "of great antiquity or age," from Greek Ogygos, name of a mythical Attic or Boeotian king who even in classical times was thought to have lived very long ago. Also sometimes with reference to a famous flood said to have occurred in his day.