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/
 
Proper noun
    
Hesiod
- Ancient Greek poet and rhapsodist of the 8th century BCE, known as the first author of didactic verse
 
Translations
    
Greek poet
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Further reading
    
- “Hesiod, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
 - “Hesiodic”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC, page 2810, column 3.
 - “Hesiod”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
 
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