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

Their importance is shown by the traditional enumeration of the Seven Sages of the 6th century, and their influence on ethical thought is attested by the references of Plato and Aristotle.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various

There are Persian Tales—origin of a famous and characteristic jibe at "Namby Pamby" Philips—and Turkish Tales which are a fragment of one of the numerous versions of the Seven Sages scheme.

From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 by Saintsbury, George

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