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Proper Noun

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

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"Hesiod was an ancient epic poet."

Etymology

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

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