Hesiod

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • enPR: hēʹsē-əd, hĕsʹē-əd
  • IPA(key): /ˈhiː.si.əd/, /ˈhɛs.i.əd/

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Hesiod

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

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