Hesiod Name Meaning
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Hesiod Name Meaning
Ancient Greek (Anglicized)From the Greek name ‘Ησιοδος (Hesiodos), which probably means "to throw song" from ‘ιημι (hiemi) "to throw, to speak" and ωιδη (oide) "song, ode". This was the name of an 8th-century BC...
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