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Hesiod

/ˈhiː.si.əd/ · name

Meaning

  1. An ancient Greek epic poet and rhapsodist of the 8th century BCE, known as the first author of didactic verse.

Etymology / origin

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin Hēsiodus, from Ancient Greek Ἡσίοδος (Hēsíodos).

  1. Ἡσίοδος(Ancient Greek)
  2. Hēsiodus(la)
  3. Hesiod (English)
  4. Relations: slbor, der

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