Hippias

American  

[hip-ee-uhs] / ˈhɪp i əs /

noun

1. flourished 6th century b.c., tyrant of Athens (brother of Hipparchus, son of Pisistratus).

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Example Sentences

The Greek tyrant Hippias lunged at Piper, his dagger raised, but Piper blasted him point-blank in the chest with a lovely pot roast.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

Thus we may assume that Hippias sought to determine the date of the 1st Olympiad by King Iphitus, who had been assigned to the generation 100 Olympiads—a neat round-number—before himself.

From Problems in Greek history by Mahaffy, John Pentland

Is this indeed the wissenschaftliche Bearbeitung which was begun by Hippias of Elis?

From Problems in Greek history by Mahaffy, John Pentland

Plato reflects this theory in making Hippias declare that the measure of man's right is what the state commands.

From Concerning Justice by Emery, Lucilius A.

I have suspicions about Œbotas, placed in the 6th Ol. by Hippias, but about the 75th by the common tradition of the Greeks.

From Problems in Greek history by Mahaffy, John Pentland