Miletus
Americannoun
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Classical Mythology. a son of Apollo and Aria, and the founder of the city of Miletus.
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an ancient city in Asia Minor, on the Aegean.
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Ionians founded Miletus, which, in turn, founded Sinope, which, eventually, colonized Trebizond.
From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2024
One prominent monist, Thales of Miletus, posited that all of nature was made of water.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
He points to a tiny Greek coin, from the ancient city of Miletus.
From Washington Times • Jan. 14, 2017
Greek astronomer Thales of Miletus was the original absent-minded professor.
From Slate • Nov. 30, 2015
Anaximander of Miletus was a friend and colleague of Thales, one of the first people we know of to do an experiment.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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