Cleobulus

American  

[klee-oh-byoo-luhs, klee-uh-, klee-ob-yuh-luhs] / ˌkli oʊˈbju ləs, ˌkli ə-, kliˈɒb jə 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 said, As touching fooles, I will tell you a tale which I heard my mother once relate unto a brother of mine.

From Moon Lore by Harley, Timothy

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

The first of them had the name of Solon, the second Chilon, the third Periander, the fourth Talus, the fifth Cleobulus, the sixth Bias, the seventh Pittacus.

From The Banquet (Il Convito) by Sayer, Elizabeth Price

Cleobulus, however, as well as his son Philaritus, is in fact purely Arcadian in character.

From Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England by Greg, Walter W.