Ogygian

/ əʊˈdʒɪdʒɪən /

adjective

1. of very great age; prehistoric

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ogygian¹

C19: from Greek ōgugios relating to Ogyges, the most ancient king of Greece, mythical ruler of Boeotia or Attica

Example Sentences

Ogygian, ō-jij′i-an, adj. pertaining to the mythical Attic king Ogўges, prehistoric, primeval.

From Project Gutenberg

Not mine Ogygian secrets to impart; But this they said where vague Meander shone, That only he who hath the poet's heart May hear the music of the dying swan.

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Arnobius farther informs us, that Varro calculated that not quite 2000 years had elapsed from the Ogygian flood to the consulship of Hirtius and Pansa.

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Thankfully, Michael Blowen has developed Old Friends into a world-class organization for at risk race horses providing them a dignified retirement such as bringing home Ogygian from Japan in 2005.

From New York Times

As to the Ogygian flood, it is generally described as having laid waste Attica, and was referred by some writers to a great overflowing of rivers, to which cause Aristotle also attributed the deluge of Deucalion, which, he says, affected Hellas only, or the central part of Thessaly.

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