Periander
Americannoun
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History tells us, that they drank largely at the entertainment Periander the Tyrant, or king of Corinth, gave them.
From Ebrietatis Encomium or, the Praise of Drunkenness by Samber, Robert
The traveller who expects to find any sufficient traces of the city of Periander and of Timoleon, and, I may say, of St. Paul, will be grievously disappointed.
From Rambles and Studies in Greece by Mahaffy, J. P.
He lived at the Court of Periander of Corinth, and afterwards visited Sicily and Italy.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various
This famous lyric poet and musician, having gone into Italy, with Periander, tyrant of Corinth, he obtained immense treasures through his profession.
From Heathen Mythology by Various
But the big gander, as they approached, waddled up with extended wings to Periander, and hissed at him.
From Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846 by Various
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