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On the tongue of such an one they shed a honeyed dew, and from his lips drop gentle words.
— Hesiod
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "On the tongue of such an one they shed a honeyed dew, and from his lips drop gentle words." in the context of "Line 82" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Hesiod" (Quotes, Theogony (c. 700 BC))
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About Hesiod
Hesiod (Ἡσίοδος Hēsíodos) was an early Greek poet, believed to have lived around the year 700 BC.
About Hesiod
Hesiod (Ἡσίοδος Hēsíodos) was an early Greek poet, believed to have lived around the year 700 BC.
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