Seven Sages

American  

plural noun

1. seven wise men of ancient Greece, Bias, Chilon, Cleobulus, Periander, Pittacus, Solon, and Thales, who served their country as rulers, lawgivers, and advisers and who were reputed to have written many popular maxims.

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Example Sentences

The Seven Sages are partially considered wise men and are said to be the authors of the ancient Indian texts known as the Vedas.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

An anecdote from a later classical author about the Athenian legislator Solon, a contemporary of Sappho’s and one of the Seven Sages of Greece, is typical:

From The New Yorker • Mar. 9, 2015

Nor is it in the Book of Sendabad, and thence come west in the History of the Seven Sages.

From Popular Tales from the Norse by Dasent, George Webbe

He was in fact happier than the Seven Sages.

From The Original Fables of La Fontaine Rendered into English Prose by Fredk. Colin Tilney by Tilney, Frederick Colin

Such were in the seventh century the celebrated Seven Sages of Greece.

From History Of Ancient Civilization by Seignobos, Charles