biography
| name: |
Pittacus of Mytilene
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pronunciation:
[mituhleenee]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (650–570 BC)
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| biography:
| Statesman from ancient Greece, one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece. As a commander in the war against Athens for Sigium, he was distinguished for killing Phrynon single-handedly. His experience, according to the ancients, was embodied in ‘know thine opportunity’ and other aphorisms. |
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