Ogygian

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Ogygian

/əʊˈdʒɪdʒi.ən/

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From Ogyges + -ian.

adjective more Ogygian · most Ogygian

not comparable, usually Of, pertaining to, or during the reign of Ogyges, a mythical king of Attica
not comparable, usually Relating to a great deluge in Attica during the rule of Ogyges
not comparable, usually Of or pertaining to Ogygia, an island mentioned in Homer's Odyssey,
broadly, comparative, not comparable, usually primeval; of obscure antiquity. Brainstuff is not lean stuff;—the brainstuff of fiction is internal history, and to suppose it dull is the profoundest of errors; how deep, you will understand when I tell you that it is the very football of the holiday-afternoon imps below. They kick it for pastime; they are intelligences perverted
Similar: age-old

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@misc{ogygian_2026,
  title = {Ogygian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ogygian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}