Seven Sages

American  

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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Example Sentences

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

I begin with the Seven Sages of Greece, who were acknowledged as such by all antiquity.

From Ebrietatis Encomium or, the Praise of Drunkenness by Samber, Robert

CLEOBULUS, one of the Seven Sages of Greece, a native and tyrant of Lindus in Rhodes.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various

Later on Riksha was confounded with Rishi, and so connected with the Seven Sages or Poets of India.

From The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations by Nuttall, Zelia