Cleobulus

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[klee-oh-byoo-luhs, klee-uh-, klee-ob-yuh-luhs] / ˌkli oʊˈbyu ləs, ˌkli ə-, kliˈɒb yə ləs /

noun

1. flourished 560 b.c., Greek sage and lyric poet, a native and tyrant of Lindus, Rhodes.

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Example Sentences

Cleobulus also was a Heraclide, according to Diog.

From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried

After receiving these instructions for their governments from Xenares and Cleobulus and their friends at Lacedaemon, the Boeotians and Corinthians departed.

From The History of the Peloponnesian War by Crawley, Richard

Here, the Cumans say, he composed an epitaph on Gordius, king of Phrygia, which has however, and with greater probability, been attributed to Cleobulus of Lindus.

From The Odyssey by Pope, Alexander

Cleobulus said, That in which the master is more beloved than feared.

From Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies by Plutarch

Fifthly, Cleobulus said, If he trust none of his courtiers.

From Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies by Plutarch