Definition: Writers differ with respect to the apophthegms of the Seven Sages, attributing the same one to various authors.
Here's a standard list of the men considered the wisest in Ancient Greece.
- Bias of Priene (fl. 6th century B.C.)
- Chilon of Sparta (fl. 6th century B.C.)
- Cleobulus of Lindus (fl. 6th century B.C.)
- Periander of Corinth (d. 585 B.C.)
- Pittacus of Mytilene (c.650 - c. 570 B.C.),
- Solon
- Thales of Miletus
Source: Diogenes Laertius' Thales xiv [c. 200 A.D. (The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers. Translated by C. D. Yonge, B. A.)]
Also Known As: Seven Wise Men
