Perianth

Japanese: Periandros
Perianth

…He is credited with writing maxims such as "In all things, do not exceed your limits." The most common list includes Thales of Miletus, Solon of Athens, Chilon of Sparta, Pittacus of Mytilene, Bias of Priene, Periandros of Corinth, and Kleoboulos of Lindos. Some of these names are sometimes interchangeable. …

From Thrasybulus

…The city's power reached its zenith. It also formed a strong political friendship with Periander, the tyrant of Corinth, which likely promoted trade between the two cities. Herodotus relates in his Histories that when Thrasybulus was asked by Periander about the secrets of governance, he responded by silently plucking a well-ripened ear of wheat, which Periander took to mean a purge of the powerful. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Periandros" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…たとえば〈万事,度を越すな〉など穏健な処世訓を説く格言の作者とされる。もっとも普通のリストで挙げられるのは,ミレトスのタレス,アテナイのソロン,スパルタのキロンChilōn,ミュティレネのピッタコス,プリエネのビアスBias,コリントスのペリアンドロスPeriandros,リンドスのクレオブロスKleoboulos。このうち若干の者は他と入れかえられることがある。…

【トラシュブロス】より

…このとき市の勢いは頂点に達した。またコリントスの僭主ペリアンドロスPeriandrosと深い政治的な友好関係を結んだが,これによって両市の交易活動は促されていったと思われる。トラシュブロスがペリアンドロスに治政の極意を問われ,それに,よく伸びた麦の穂をちぎるという無言のしぐさで答え,それをペリアンドロスは,有力者の粛清と解したという話をヘロドトスが《歴史》に伝えている。…

※「Periandros」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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