Meanings
comparative more Hesiodic · superlative most Hesiodic
- Relating to the Ancient Greek poet Hesiod, or characteristic of his didactic poetry style.
Though Haubold avoids speculating on dates and mechanisms of transmission, his genre of cosmic history in Greece depends on the formation of a Hesiodic and Cyclic canon, not long before the sixth century.
2025 December 12, Tom Hercules Davies, “Horses, Wheels, Languages: Greek, Mesopotamian and Indic Epic on the Eurasian Steppe”, in The Classical Quarterly, volume 75, number 1, page 18
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveRelating to the Ancient Greek poet Hesiod, or characteristic of his didactic poetry style.
Origin
- LatinHēsiodicus
- EnglishHesiodic
Akin to Hesiod + -ic, semi-learned borrowing from Latin Hēsiodicus.
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