fl. 8th cent. ; Gr. poet
Hesiod
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Hesiod
fl. eighth century BC
Greek poet. The major epics ascribed to him are Works and Days, a valuable account of ancient rural life, and Theogony, a description of the gods and the beginning of the world.
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Proper noun
- an Ancient Greek poet and a rhapsodist
Origin
From Latin Hēsiodus, from Ancient Greek Ἡσίοδος (Hēsiodos)
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