Miletus

American  

[mahy-lee-tuhs] / maɪˈli təs /

noun

1. Classical Mythology. a son of Apollo and Aria, and the founder of the city of Miletus.

2. an ancient city in Asia Minor, on the Aegean.

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Miletus British  

/ mɪˈliːtəs /

noun

1. an ancient city on the W coast of Asia Minor: a major Ionian centre of trade and learning in the ancient world

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Example Sentences

The building, commissioned by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I and designed by architects Anthemius of Tralles and Isidore of Miletus, was inaugurated in 537 and for centuries stood as the largest church in the Christian world, with a dome that soared more than 160 feet off the floor.

From Washington Post

The philosopher Thales of Miletus, so the story goes, was being challenged to prove the value of philosophy.

From BBC

Attributed to Eubulides of Miletus, a contemporary of Aristotle, the paradox involves a heap of sand.

From Washington Post

In Philosophy 101, we studied Thales of Miletus, considered the father of philosophy.

From Salon

Anaximander of Miletus, who thought we would be destroyed.

From The New Yorker