Seven Sages

Proper noun

 * 1)  Seven Ancient Greek men renowned for their wisdom: Thales, Solon, Periander, Cleobulus, Chilon, Bias, and Pittacus.

Usage notes

 * According to Ammonius, the “Seven Sages” authors of the Delphi maxims were not seven but five: Solon of Athens, Chilon of Sparta, Thales of Miletus, Bias of Priene, and Pittacus of Mitylene. Cleobulus the tyrant of Lindos and Periander the tyrant of Corinth used their political and economic power to be included on the list. That way the original five sages became “the Seven Sages” of Ancient Greece.

Translations

 * Armenian: Յոթ իմաստուն
 * Catalan: Set savis de Grècia
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 古希臘七賢
 * Finnish: Kreikan seitsemän viisasta
 * French: Sept sages
 * Georgian:
 * German: (die) sieben Weisen von Griechenland
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: Ἑπτά Σοφοί
 * Japanese: 七賢人
 * Polish: Siedmiu mędrców
 * Russian: Семь мудрецо́в
 * Spanish: Siete Sabios