Periander (/ˌpɛriˈændər/; Greek: Περίανδρος; died c. 585 BC) was the second tyrant of the Cypselid dynasty that ruled over ancient Corinth. Periander's...

condition that Periander go to Corcyra. The Corcyreans heard about this and killed Lycophron to keep away Periander. 581 BC: Periander's nephew and successor...

ruled for thirty years and in 627 BC was succeeded as tyrant by his son Periander, who was considered one of the Seven Sages of Greece. The treasury Cypselus...

When he then bequeathed his position to his son, Periander, the tyranny proved less secure, and Periander required a retinue of mercenary soldiers personally...

mainly a tourist attraction. The Corinth canal concept originated with Periander of Corinth in the 7th century BC. Daunted by its enormity, he chose to...

romanized: Lukóphrōn) was the second son of the Corinthian tyrant Periander. Periander beat his wife, Melissa, to death in a fit of anger. Lycophron, on...

an ally of Periander, the tyrant of Corinth. He features in a famous anecdote from Herodotus's Histories, in which a messenger from Periander asks Thrasybulus...

mentions, Herodotus records a myth involving the tyrant of Corinth, Periander. Periander was estranged from his younger son, Lycophron, who believed that...

stories with the same theme are found in Aristotle's Politics (in which Periander, the tyrant of Corinth, makes the gesture to a herald of Thrasybulus,...

hierarchy. In a famous anecdote from Herodotus's Histories, a messenger from Periander asks Thrasybulus for advice on ruling. Thrasybulus, instead of responding...

of Lesbos claimed him as their native son, but Arion found a patron in Periander, tyrant of Corinth. Although notable for his musical inventions, Arion...

Periander is a 1731 tragedy by the British writer John Tracy. It is based on the life of Periander, the Ancient Greek ruler of Corinth. The original cast...

overthrew the Bacchiad family, and between 657 and 585 BC, he and his son Periander ruled Corinth as the Tyrants. In about 585 BC, an oligarchical government...

Rhetus periander, the Periander metalmark or variable beautymark, is a butterfly of the family Riodinidae. It is found in most of Central and South America...

The first attempt to build a canal there was carried out by the tyrant Periander in the 7th century BC. He abandoned the project owing to technical difficulties...

itself is "Lindy-proof," citing the words of pre-Socratic philosopher Periander ("Use laws that are old but food that is fresh") and Alfonso X of Castile...

the seven. Perhaps the two most common substitutions were to exchange Periander of Corinth or Anacharsis the Scythian for Myson. On Diogenes' first list...

to suggestions that the Greek tyrant Periander had defiled the corpse of his wife, employing a metaphor: "Periander baked his bread in a cold oven." Acts...

Megarans 627 Epidamos is founded by Kerkyreans 627 Cypselus is succeeded by Periander 625 Establishment of Naucratis 621 Draco, Athenian lawgiver, issues code...

hostilities ended in the conquest of Corcyra by the Corinthian tyrant Periander (Περίανδρος) who induced his new subjects to join in the colonization...

suffered pestilence and famine). Before this fatal episode, Aesop met with Periander of Corinth, where Plutarch has him dining with the Seven Sages of Greece...

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reflexes, endurance, and durability. Myson is possibly an Elder of Lorien Periander is an Elder of Lorien. The leader of the Lorien Elders, Pittacus Lore...

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tribe. According to Herodotus' account, it was to the Necromanteion that Periander, the 6th century BC tyrant of Corinth, sent legates to ask questions of...

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cause of his sickness. The Pythia ordered him to rebuild the temple. Periander, the tyrant of Corinth, heard this news and quickly passed it on to his...

(season 1) Melina Kanakaredes as Ariana (season 1) Danny Jacobs as: King Periander (season 1) King Acrisius (season 1) Matthew Mercer as: Hermes Alexia's...

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