Periander
Americannoun
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As they passed through the great hall, the officers of state, and the officers of the household, shouted, 'There are but seven wise men, and Periander is the wisest.'
From Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846 by Various
The ass put out his ugly head and brayed in the very face of Periander.
From Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846 by Various
Periander received his friend with a cordial welcome, and listened with wonder to the story of his escape.
From The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies by Catherine Ann White
Gylax, a Corinthian, together with 200 of his own countrymen, and a greater number of Corcyræans, founded Apollonia in the time of Periander.
From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 by Karl Otfried Müller
The style of the temple points to 600 B.C., when Periander was at the height of his power.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various
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