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η583ἩσίοδοςHesiod… Homer the founding-father, such that Homer is the son of Hesiod's cousin, and each was descended from Atlas. These were his poems: Theogony, Works and Days, Shield, Catalogue of Heroic Women in five books, …Matched in translationhighmedium
α4185ἈσκραῖοςAskraian, Ascraean[Referring to] Hesiod.Matched in translationhighshort
ι99Ἴδειwith sweat, with heat… i)/dos; and [the dative] i)/dei means "in the summer" in Hesiod.Matched in translationhighshort
μ809Μέτρησονmeasure, measure out[Meaning] lend. And Hesiod [writes]: "get good measure from a neighbor, and return [it] well." And Theopompus in Hawkers [writes]: "either allot or measure out or exact a penalty."Matched in translationhighshort
δ553Διαήσειwill drive through… But dia/hsi [means he/she/it] goes through. [The latter occurs] in Hesiod.Matched in translationhighshort
μ1389Μῦθοςmyth… dissimulating, to give some advice and instructions -- just as Hesiod obviously did.Matched in translationhighshort
ε3618Εὐόρκουfaithful to one's oath[Meaning] pious. Hesiod [writes]: "a family of a man faithful to his oath may change afterwards." And Aristophanes [writes]: "but if you are at all delighted in the ways of a man faithful to …Matched in translationhighshort
ε780Ἐλεδώνηeledone… called eledone from consuming [edein], that is eating, itself. And Hesiod [writes]: "when a boneless one gnaws its foot."Matched in translationhighshort
δ1629Δυσηλεγήςgrief-bringing, cruel, pain-inducing, ruthlessThe headword adjective occurs in Homer, Hesiod, and other early poets. (Later it is rare, generally referring to Homeric and Hesiodic passages; only Maximus Astrologus and Nonnus seem to use it in a original …Matched in noteshighshort
δ1349Δόμεν ὅς κεν δῷ καὶ μὴ δόμεν ὅς κεν μὴ δῷto give [to] whoever gives and not to give [to] whoever does not giveHesiod says [this]. Meaning to give [do/menai] and not to give.Matched in translationhighshort
δ1683Δυσπέμφελονunpleasantly stormy… adjective is an epithet of the sea in Homer and Hesiod (see LSJ s.v.). It is here in the masculine accusative singular or neuter nominative/accusative singular, evidently quoted from somewhere; probably from Hesiod, Theogony …Matched in noteshighshort
α1710Ἀμφιγυήειςdoubly-lame, lame in both legsEpic/poetic: Homer, Iliad 1.607-8 (and passim); Hesiod, Theogony 945; etc.Matched in noteshighshort
μ521ΜελίτηMelite… Athenian tribe] Kekropis, and was named after Melite. According to Hesiod she was the daughter of Myrmex, but according to Mousaios the daughter of Apollo, son of Zeus.Matched in translationhighshort
ε3994Ἐχέτληplough-gripAttested (mainly in poetry) from Hesiod onwards. Same or similar entry in other lexica.Matched in noteshighshort
λ458ΛηναιώνLenaionHesiod, Works and Days 504 and elsewhere (not including Athens). Fuller entry in Hesychius lambda882.Matched in noteshighshort
δ126Δαῖταςfeasts… sailors this feast of hand-kneaded barley cake." Also, "just as Hesiod represents the sons of Aeacus as 'rejoicing in war as if in a feast."Matched in translationhighshort
ι33ἸάνειραIaneira, Janeira… generally nu 330) mentioned in (e.g.) Homer, Iliad 18.47 and Hesiod, Theogony 356.Matched in noteshighshort
ε850ἙλικώνHelikon, Helicon… Greece (SW Boiotia), sacred to the Muses: see, for instance, Hesiod Works and Days 639 (web address 1). OCD(4) 654.Matched in noteshighshort
κ1754ΚλειώKleio, Klio, ClioBest known, from Hesiod onwards, as that of the Muse of History. See Theogony 77 at web address 1.Matched in noteshighshort
μ1330Μωμεύεινto blame, criticize, find fault… verb equivalent to mwma/omai, used by Homer (Odyssey 6.274) and Hesiod (Works and Days 756); cf. mu 1327, mu 1329.Matched in noteshighshort
δ1409Δότειραgiver… lexica. The unglossed headword is feminine of doth/r, as at Hesiod Works and Days 356 (web address 1, and cf. delta 1478).Matched in noteshighshort
ε1502ἘνυώEnuo, EnyoFemale counterpart of Enyalios (epsilon 1498), mentioned from Homer and Hesiod onwards. Equivalent of Roman Bellona. Perseus Encyclopedia entry at web address 1.Matched in noteshighshort
κ2714Κυνοκέφαλοςdogshead… and shameless; the sort of person that Geryoneus was in Hesiod. "Chrysaor gave birth to three-headed Geryoneus." That is, reckless and unscrupulous and rapacious.Matched in translationhighshort
ε2221ἘπιάλτηνnightmareHomer and Hesiod and the Attic [Greeks] [mean by epialtes] the demon [of that name], but with a phi [they spell the name of] the man Ephialtes. And [sc. note also] that which is …Matched in translationhighshort
α3924ἈριστόνικοςAristonicus, Aristonikos… He wrote On the [critical] signs in the Theogony of Hesiod and in the Iliad and Odyssey; 6 books of Ungrammatical Words.Matched in translationhighshort
αι86Αἰδώςshame… reference to those whose pleasantness harms them. Homer [says this]. Hesiod [writes]: "shame accompanies a man in need". And [there is] another proverb: "shame [is] in the eyes". Since those who have been mistreated …Matched in translationhighmedium
δ427ΔήμητραDemetra… the Ambrosian Lexicon. Demetra is a variant -- first in Hesiod, Theogony 454 -- of Demeter (delta 426): see LSJ s.v.Matched in noteshighshort
μ175Μαπέεινto seize… headword -- epic aorist infinitive of ma/rptw -- occurs in Hesiod, Shield of Heracles 231 (the depicted Gorgons long to seize Perseus: web address 1).Matched in noteshighshort
μ409Μέζεαmezea… is a variant of mh/dea (cf. mu 871); quoted from Hesiod, Works and Days 512 (beasts protect theirs from the winter cold).Matched in noteshighshort
α1277Ἀλκήmight[Meaning] strength, power. Hesiod [writes]: "for the Olympian gave might to the sons of Aeacus, intelligence to the sons of Amythaon, and wealth to the sons of Atreus." And Polybius [writes]: "for the might …Matched in translationhighshort