Periander [per-ee-an-der] Examples noun
- died 585 b.c., tyrant of Corinth.
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Periander knit his brows, and looked daggers at his courtiers.
Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846
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For this cause it was that Periander took vengeance on those of Corcyra.
Herodotus
Said Periander, “Hesiod might as well have kept his breath to cool his pottage.”
John Bartlett
The messenger returned to Periander, and related what had occurred.
Jacob Abbott
Periander has gained new honors by this admirable piece of work.
William Ware