Ogygian

/ (əʊˈdʒɪdʒɪən) /

adjective

of very great age; prehistoric

Word Origin for Ogygian

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

Words nearby Ogygian

ogpu, ogre, ogress, oguchi's disease, ogun, Ogygian, oh, ohac, ohc, ohg, ohia lehua

Example sentences from the Web for ogygian

  • The Ogygian Islands are not far distant from the haven of Sammalo.

    Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete. |Francois Rabelais

  • It must be remembered that it was the Ogygian deluge which was said to have been partial and to have inundated Attica.

    Tradition |John Francis Arundell

  • More sad and more despairing than Ulysses on the Ogygian shore, he too wasted away with home-sickness.

    Cord and Creese |James de Mille

  • Whenever Athens, or any other Greek city, is spoken of with any peculiar reverence, it is called “Ogygian.”

    Modern Painters, Volume V (of 5) |John Ruskin