HESIOD

Meaning of HESIOD in English

Pronunciation: ' h ē -s ē - ə d, ' he-

Function: biographical name

fl ca 800 B.C. Greek poet

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

HESIOD — biographical name flourished circa 800 B.C. Greek poet
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HESIOD — flourished с 700 BC Greek poet. One of the earliest Greek poets, he is often called the father of Greek …
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HESIOD — — Hesiodic /hee'see od"ik, hes'ee-/ , adj. /hee"see euhd, hes"ee-/ , n. fl. 8th century B.C., Greek poet.
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HESIOD — n. Greek poet who lived in the 8th century B.C.
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HESIOD — biographical name flourished circa 800 B.C. Greek poet
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