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Hesiod

/ˈhiː.si.əd/

Hesiod proper noun: an ancient Greek epic poet and rhapsodist of the 8th century BCE, known as the first author of didactic verse.

Proper noun

Hesiod

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

Origin of Hesiod

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

Words formed from Hesiod

Questions about Hesiod

What does Hesiod mean?
Hesiod means an ancient Greek epic poet and rhapsodist of the 8th century BCE, known as the first author of didactic verse.
What part of speech is Hesiod?
Hesiod is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Hesiod?
Hesiod is pronounced /ˈhiː.si.əd/.

Words near Hesiod in the dictionary

  1. heshes
  2. heshouwu
  3. Heshui
  4. Heshun
  5. Heshvan
  6. Hesiod
  7. Hesiodean
  8. Hesiodian
  9. Hesiodic
  10. Hesione
  11. hesionid

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