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Chilon

American  
[kahy-lon] / ˈkaɪ lɒn /
Also Chilo

noun

  1. flourished 556 b.c., Greek sage and ephor at Sparta.


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"Ouchey August 3d 1869 "We went to the castle of Chilon by steam and row boat.

From Time Magazine Archive

Chilon was so busy that the messengers had to wait several days before they could see him.

From Fifty Famous People by Baldwin, James

They had never heard of Chilon, for his name was hardly known outside of his own country.

From Fifty Famous People by Baldwin, James

At 11:15, we passed the bridge over the stream on which Chilon is built, and a moment later drew up at the town-house.

From In Indian Mexico (1908) by Starr, Frederick

The wish that South Carolina had been scuttled is the wish of Chilon for Cythera.

From The Creed of the Old South 1865-1915 by Gildersleeve, Basil L. (Basil Lanneau)

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