Seven Sages

English + of Greece Proper noun p Seven Sages 1 en historical 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 seven Ancient Greeks Armenian: hy Յոթ իմաստուն Catalan: ca Set savis de Grècia m-p Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 古希臘七賢 Gǔ Xīlà Qī Xián Finnish: fi Kreikan seitsemän viisasta French: fr Sept sages m-p Georgian: ka German: (die) sieben Weisen von Griechenland m-p Greek: el Επτά Σοφοί m-p Ancient Greek: grc Ἑπτὰ Σοφοί m-p Japanese: ja 七賢人 Sichi Kenjin Polish: pl Siedmiu mędrców m-p Russian: ru Семь мудрецо́в Spanish: es Siete Sabios m-p en Seven