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  Pittacus of Mytilene
Pittacus was the son of Hyrradius, and one of the Seven Sages of Greece.
In consequence of this victory the Mytilenaeans held Pittacus in the greatest honor, and presented the supreme power into his hands.
The muse Calliope surrounded by Socrates and the Seven Sages - Solon, Thales, Bias of Priene, Cleobulos, Periander, Pittacus of Mytilene and Chilon.
www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Bios/PittacusOfMytilene.html   (382 words)

  
 Diogenes Laertius Lives of the Philosophers: Pittacus, translated by C.D. Yonge
BY DIOGENES LAERTIUS, TRANSLATED BY C.D. PITTACUS was a native of Mitylene, and son of Hyrradius.
Pittacus agreed to meet him in single combat, and having a net under his shield, he entangled Phrynon without his being aware of it beforehand, and so, having killed him, he preserved the district in dispute to his countrymen.
Alcaeas calls Pittacus sarapous and sarapos, because he was splay-footed, and used to drag his feet in walking; he also called him cheiropodês, because he had scars on his feet which were called cheirades.
classicpersuasion.org /pw/diogenes/dlpittacus.htm   (959 words)

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