Seven Sages of Greece

title given by classical Greek tradition to seven philosophers, statesmen, and law-givers of the 6th century BC who were renowned for their wisdom
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Seven Sages of Greece
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Seven Sages of Greece

Summary

Seven Sages of Greece is a group of humans[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Seven Sages of Greece's instance of is recorded as group of humans[3].
  • Seven Sages of Greece's instance of is recorded as heptad[4].
  • Seven Sages of Greece's Commons category is recorded as Seven Sages[5].
  • Seven Sages of Greece comprises Thales[6].
  • Seven Sages of Greece comprises Pittacus of Mytilene[7].
  • Seven Sages of Greece comprises Bias of Priene[8].
  • Seven Sages of Greece comprises Solon[9].
  • Seven Sages of Greece comprises Cleobulus of Lindos[10].
  • Seven Sages of Greece comprises Myson of Chenae[11].
  • Seven Sages of Greece comprises Chilon of Sparta[12].
  • Seven Sages of Greece comprises Periander[13].
  • Seven Sages of Greece occurred on 620 BC[14].
  • Seven Sages of Greece's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Seven Sages of Greece[15].
  • Seven Sages of Greece's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • Seven Sages of Greece's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[17].
  • Seven Sages of Greece's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • Seven Sages of Greece's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[19].
  • Seven Sages of Greece's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[20].
  • Seven Sages of Greece's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21].
  • Seven Sages of Greece's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[22].
  • Seven Sages of Greece's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[23].
  • Seven Sages of Greece dates from the Ancient Greece[24].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include group of humans[3] and heptad[4].

Use and Application

Components include Thales[6], a mathematician[25], -0650–-0548[26], specialised in philosophy[27]; Pittacus of Mytilene[7], a philosopher[28], -0650–-0570[29], of Mytilene[30], specialised in philosophy[31]; Bias of Priene[8], a lawyer[32], -0600–-0530[33], specialised in philosophy[34]; Solon[9], a legislator[35], -0638–-0558[36], of Classical Athens[37]; Cleobulus of Lindos[10], a philosopher[38], -0630–-0560[39]; and Myson of Chenae[11], a philosopher[40], b. -0700[41].

Why It Matters

Seven Sages of Greece has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Protagoras. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Protagoras. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Protagoras. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Protagoras. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Protagoras. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Protagoras. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Protagoras. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Demetrius of Phalerum. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  3. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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