Greek poet who lived around 700BC and wrote Theogony, describing origins of the gods Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Greek poet who lived around 700BC and wrote Theogony, describing origins of the gods last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HESIOD.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HESIOD Greek poet who lived around 700BC and wrote Theogony, describing origins of the gods (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Sep 1, 2019
4% EROS Greek god (4) (4) Mirror Quick Oct 8, 2025
4% NELSON Maggie who wrote "On Freedom" (6) LA Times Daily Oct 4, 2025
4% ELIOT Poet who wrote "This is the way the world ends / Not with a bang but a whimper" (5) New York Times Oct 3, 2025
4% PANPIPES Wind instrument associated with a Greek god (8) The Times Concise Sep 26, 2025
4% DAHL Roald who wrote "Matilda" (4) New York Times Sep 21, 2025
4% SAEED Poet Jones who wrote the memoir "How We Fight for Our Lives" (5) LA Times Daily Sep 13, 2025
4% LEONARD Cohen who wrote "Hallelujah" (7) Wall Street Journal Sep 13, 2025
4% DANTE Poet who wrote "Divine Comedy" (anagram of "anted") (5)
4% ARES Greek war god (4) Newsday Aug 26, 2025

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