Scio's Blind Old Bard
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Homer. Scio is the modern name of Chios, in the ^Egean Sea one of the "seven cities" that claimed the honour of being his birthplace.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Scio's Blind Old Bard” mean?
Homer. Scio is the modern name of Chios, in the ^Egean Sea one of the "seven cities" that claimed the honour of being his birthplace.
Is “Scio's Blind Old Bard” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.