Seven Sages

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plural noun

1. seven wise men of ancient Greece, Bias, Chilon, Cleobulus, Periander, Pittacus, Solon, and Thales, who served their country as rulers, lawgivers, and advisers and who were reputed to have written many popular maxims.

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Seven Sages

The Seven Sages are partially considered wise men and are said to be the authors of the ancient Indian texts known as the Vedas.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022

An anecdote from a later classical author about the Athenian legislator Solon, a contemporary of Sappho’s and one of the Seven Sages of Greece, is typical:

From The New Yorker ● Mar. 9, 2015

From the Seven Sages it was taken into the particular branch of the Gesta Romanorum current in England and known as the English Gesta, where it occurs as c. xxxii.,

From Celtic Fairy Tales by Jacobs, Joseph

Such were in the seventh century the celebrated Seven Sages of Greece.

From History Of Ancient Civilization by Seignobos, Charles

He was one of the Seven Sages, who by their practical wisdom nobly contributed to the flourishing condition of Greece.

From Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities by Botta, Anne C. Lynch