"Phocus of Corinth In Greek mythology, Phocus (; Ancient Greek: Φῶκος means ""seal"") the Corinthian, was a son of Ornytion (or Ornytus) and grandson of Sisyphus; some called him son of Poseidon. Thus he might be the same as the son of Poseidon and Pronoe referenced in the scholia on ""Iliad"", see above. Leaving the kingdom of Corinth to his brother Thoas, he led a colony to the region of Tithorea and Mount Parnassus; the land came to be named Phocis after him. Phocus is said to have cured the wandering Antiope of her madness, which she had been struck"
"Sisyphus In Greek mythology Sisyphus or Sisyphos (; Ancient Greek: Σίσυφος ""Sísuphos"") was the king of Ephyra (now known as Corinth). He was punished for his self-aggrandizing craftiness and deceitfulness by being forced to roll an immense boulder up a hill only for it to roll down when it nears the top, repeating this action for eternity. Through the classical influence on modern culture, tasks that are both laborious and futile are therefore described as Sisyphean (). Linguistics Professor R. S. P. Beekes has suggested a pre-Greek origin and a connection with the root of the word ' (σοφός, ""wise"")."
"Periander Periander (; ; died c. 585 BC), was the Second Tyrant of the Cypselid dynasty that ruled over Corinth. Periander’s rule brought about a prosperous time in Corinth’s history, as his administrative skill made Corinth one of the wealthiest city states in Greece. Several accounts state that Periander was a cruel and harsh ruler, but others claim that he was a fair and just king who worked to ensure that the distribution of wealth in Corinth was more or less even. He is often considered one of the Seven Sages of Greece, men of the 6th century BC who"
"bare repetition. Wolfgang Mieder has collected cartoons that build on the image of Sisyphus, many of them editorial cartoons. Sisyphus In Greek mythology Sisyphus or Sisyphos (; Ancient Greek: Σίσυφος ""Sísuphos"") was the king of Ephyra (now known as Corinth). He was punished for his self-aggrandizing craftiness and deceitfulness by being forced to roll an immense boulder up a hill only for it to roll down when it nears the top, repeating this action for eternity. Through the classical influence on modern culture, tasks that are both laborious and futile are therefore described as Sisyphean (). Linguistics Professor R. S."
"Callippides Callippides (Καλλιππίδης) or Callippos (Κάλλιππος) was apparently an ancient Greek runner, who gave his name to a proverb for those making great efforts but no progress. In 45 B.C., Cicero complains in a letter to Atticus that Varro had promised to dedicate a work to him but ""Two years have gone by while that Callippides has been running all the time without advancing one cubit."" The Roman Emperor Tiberius was said to have made preparations almost yearly for a visit to the provinces and the armies stationed there, which he always cancelled at the last minute, with the result"
"Callippides to agree with the references in Cicero and Suetonius. Some have seen in him not a runner, but the famous fifth century actor . Callippides Callippides (Καλλιππίδης) or Callippos (Κάλλιππος) was apparently an ancient Greek runner, who gave his name to a proverb for those making great efforts but no progress. In 45 B.C., Cicero complains in a letter to Atticus that Varro had promised to dedicate a work to him but ""Two years have gone by while that Callippides has been running all the time without advancing one cubit."" The Roman Emperor Tiberius was said to have made"
"Thomas Asen Palaiologos Thomas Asen Palaiologos (; ; ; 15th century–1523?) was a prominent Byzantine exile in the Kingdom of Naples in the early 16th century. A descendant of two imperial dynasties, the Palaiologoi of Byzantium and the Asens of Bulgaria, Thomas Asen Palaiologos was active in the anti-Ottoman struggles of Greece. Before 1506, he resettled in Italy and was the donor for the construction of an Eastern Orthodox church in Naples. A papal bull of Pope Paul III from 1544 refers to him as ""the former king of Corinth in the Morea"" and as ""the lord of Corinth"". Thus,"
"Cormac mac Cuilennáin Cormac mac Cuilennáin (died 13 September 908) was an Irish bishop and was king of Munster from 902 until his death at the Battle of Bellaghmoon. He was killed fighting in Leinster, probably attempting to restore the fortunes of the kings of Munster by reimposing authority over that province. Cormac was regarded as a saintly figure after his death, and his shrine at Castledermot, County Kildare, was said to be the site of miracles. He was reputed to be a great scholar, being credited with the authorship of the ""Sanas Cormaic"" (Cormac's Glossary), and the now-lost ""Psalter"
"Quintus of Phrygia Quintus (Cointus) the Wonder-Worker (, ""Kóïntos Omologêtếs kai Taumatourgós"") (died ca. 285) is a saint and thaumaturge of the Eastern Orthodox Church. His feast day is March 2. He is considered a martyr for the tortures he endured, though he did not die from them. A native of Phrygia, he was born to a Christian family. He worked with the poor at Aeolia. At Cyme, the governor, Rufus, ordered Quintus to sacrifice to the Roman gods, in accordance with the decree of Aurelian. However, Quintus freed Rufus when the latter was possessed by demons. An earthquake also"
"for thirty years and in 627 BCE was succeeded as tyrant by his son Periander, who was considered one of the Seven Sages of Greece. The treasury Cypselus built at Delphi was apparently still standing in the time of Herodotus. Cypselus' second son Gorgus became tyrant of the Corinthian colony Ambracia, followed after his death by his son Periander of Ambracia. Cypselus' other grandson by Gorgus was Psammetich, who followed the sage Periander as the last tyrant of Corinth. Cypselus Cypselus (, ""Kypselos"") was the first tyrant of Corinth in the 7th century BCE. With increased wealth and more complicated"
"useless efforts and unending frustration. Thus it came to pass that pointless or interminable activities are sometimes described as ""Sisyphean"". King Sisyphus was a common subject for ancient writers and was depicted by the painter Polygnotus on the walls of the Lesche at Delphi. According to the solar theory, King Sisyphus is the disk of the sun that rises every day in the east and then sinks into the west. Other scholars regard him as a personification of waves rising and falling, or of the treacherous sea. The 1st-century BC Epicurean philosopher Lucretius interprets the myth of Sisyphus as personifying"
"sage of the same name. Diogenes Laertius writes that ""Sotion, and Heraclides, and Pamphila in the fifth book of her Commentaries say that there were two Perianders; the one a tyrant, and the other a wise man, and a native of Ambracia. Neanthes of Cyzicus makes the same assertion, adding, that the two men were cousins to one another. Aristotle says, that it was the Corinthian Periander who was the wise one; but Plato contradicts him."" Periander Periander (; ; died c. 585 BC), was the Second Tyrant of the Cypselid dynasty that ruled over Corinth. Periander’s rule brought about"
"Corydon (character) Corydon (Greek Κορύδων ""Korúdōn"", probably related to κόρυδος ""kórudos"" ""lark"") is a stock name for a shepherd in ancient Greek pastoral poems and fables, such as the one in Idyll 4 of the Syracusan poet Theocritus (c.310-250 BC). The name was also used by the Latin poets Siculus and, more significantly, Virgil. In the of Virgil's ""Eclogues"", it is used for a shepherd whose love for the boy Alexis is described therein. Virgil's Corydon gives his name to the modern book ""Corydon"". Corydon is the name of a character that features heavily in the Eclogues of Calpurnius Siculus."
"Invictus"" (the Unconquered Sun), Helios, Apollo, or Mithras, but in 325 and thereafter the coinage ceases to be explicitly pagan, and Sol Invictus disappears. And although Eusebius' ""Historia Ecclesiae"" further reports that Constantine had a statue of himself ""holding the sign of the Savior [the cross] in his right hand"" erected after his victorious entry into Rome, there are no other reports to confirm such a monument. Historians still dispute whether Constantine was the first Christian Emperor to support a peaceful transition to Christianity during his rule, or an undecided pagan believer until middle age, and also how strongly influenced"
"Polybus of Corinth Polybus (Ancient Greek: Πόλυβος) is a figure in Greek mythology. He was the king of Corinth and husband of either Periboea or Merope, a Dorian. Polybus reigned over the city like a gentle man and loved his wife, but unfortunately their marriage remained childless for many years. When Oedipus as an infant was abandoned by his parents Laius and Jocasta, the rulers of Thebes, Periboea who was washing garments at the shore, found and rescued him. In some accounts, either shepherds or keepers of horses of Polybus found the small child in Mount Cithaeron and brought it"
"Eumelus of Corinth Eumelus of Corinth ( ""Eumelos ho Korinthios""), of the clan of the Bacchiadae, is a semi-legendary early Greek poet to whom were attributed several epic poems as well as a celebrated ""prosodion"", the treasured processional anthem of Messenian independence that was performed on Delos. One small fragment of it survives in a quote by Pausanias. To Eumelus was also attributed authorship of several antiquarian epics composed in the Corinthian-Sicyonian cultural sphere, notably ""Corinthiaca"", an epic narrating the legends and early history of his home city Corinth. The ""Corinthiaca"" is now lost, but a written version of it"
"Thrasybulus of Miletus Thrasybulus () was the tyrant of Miletus in the 7th century BC. Under his rule, Miletus fought a lengthy war against Lydia. This war ended without a decisive victor (a result that Herodotus credits to Thrasybulus's tricking Alyattes into making peace). Following the war, Miletus and Lydia concluded an alliance. Thrasybulus was 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 for advice on ruling. Thrasybulus, instead of responding, takes the messenger for a walk in a field of wheat, where"
"Dio Chrysostom Dio Chrysostom (; ""Dion Chrysostomos""), Dion of Prusa or Dio Cocceianus (c. 40 – c. 115 AD), was a Greek orator, writer, philosopher and historian of the Roman Empire in the 1st century. Eighty of his ""Discourses"" (or ""Orations""; ) are extant, as well as a few Letters and a funny mock essay ""In Praise of Hair"", as well as a few other fragments. His surname ""Chrysostom"" comes from the Greek ""chrysostomos"" (χρυσόστομος), which literally means ""golden-mouthed"". He should not be confused with the Roman historian Cassius Dio, nor with the 4th-century bishop John Chrysostom of Constantinople. He"
"Lycophron of Corinth Lycophron of Corinth (; ) was the second son of the Corinthian tyrant Periander. He was exiled by Periander in the seventh century BC when he found out Periander had killed his mother Melissa. Lycophron then lived for many years in Corcyra and some modern authors believe that he ruled the island as tyrant for the Corinthians, but ancient sources offer little evidence for this. At the end of his life, Periander asked his son to return to Corinth and rule as his successor, but Lycophron refused to accomplish, as long as his father lived in the"
"Calchfynydd Calchfynydd (Welsh ""calch"" ""lime"" + ""mynydd"" ""mountain"") was an obscure Britonnic kingdom or sub-kingdom of sub-Roman Britain. Its exact location is unknown and virtually nothing certain is known about it. It is referred to directly in a single line of a poem in the ""Book of Taliesin"" where it appears to be connected with the kingdom of Powys. However, the name also survives in the epithet of Cadrawd Calchfynydd, apparently a 6th-century ruler of the district. Welsh sources refer to Cadrawd as one of the ""Gwyr y Gogledd"" or 'Men of the North', suggesting the area was located somewhere"
"hill of Achall, as it was against the law for a disfigured king to sit in Tara. His duties as king are taken on by his son Cairbre Lifechair. After ruling for forty years Cormac choked to death on a salmon bone. Some versions blame this on a curse laid by a druid because Cormac had converted to Christianity. Some versions of the ""Lebor Gabála Érenn"" synchronise his reign with that of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (161–180). Keating dates his reign to 204–244; the ""Annals of the Four Masters"" to 226–266. An entry in the ""Annals of Ulster"" dates"
"an example of violating Law #4: ""Always Say Less Than Necessary,"" citing his constant insulting of the plebeians as the reason for his exile. Gaius Marcius Coriolanus Gaius Marcius (Caius Martius) Coriolanus () was a Roman general who is said to have lived in the 5th century BC. He received his toponymic cognomen ""Coriolanus"" because of his exceptional valor in a Roman siege of the Volscian city of Corioli. He was subsequently exiled from Rome, and led troops of Rome's enemy the Volsci to besiege Rome. In later ancient times, it was generally accepted by historians that Coriolanus was a"
"was probably aware of it. However, this man is clearly not Brochwel as his grandson, Selyf ap Cynan, was King of Powys at this time and described as dying in the battle. References to the subject as 'Brochfael' are probably due to a mistaken identification with the person referred to by Bede. Brochwel Ysgithrog Brochwel son of Cyngen (, died c. 560), better known as Brochwel Ysgrithrog, was a king of Powys in eastern Wales. The unusual epithet ""Ysgithrog"" has been translated as ""of the canine teeth"", ""the fanged"" or ""of the tusk"" (perhaps because of big teeth, horns on"
"was then going on, its king should remain uninjured. This oracle became known at Athens, and the Athenian king Codrus sacrificed himself to preserve the city. Aletes (Heraclid) Aletes () was a son of Hippotes, of Dorian ancestry, and a fifth-generation descendant of Heracles. He is said to have defeated in battle the Corinthians, taken possession of Corinth, and to have expelled the Sisyphids thirty years after the first invasion of the Peloponnesus by the Heraclids. His family, sometimes called the ""Aletidae"", maintained themselves at Corinth down to the time of Bacchis (that is, late 10th century BC). Velleius Paterculus"
"him three times. After the battle Cormac was considered a saint, his death left Munster without its own king until about 914 when Flaithbertach mac Inmainén was chosen. The contemporary poet Dallán mac Móre created the following poem which laments those killed, it has been preserved in Annals of the Four Masters: <poem>Cormac of Feimhin, Fogartach, Colman, Ceallach of the hard conflicts, they perished with many thousands in the great battle of Bealach-Mughna. Flann of Teamhair, of the plain of Tailltin, Cearbhall of Carman without fail, On the seventh of the Calends of September, gained the battle of which hundreds"
"lives in Thebes. Their tombs were built near one another and Philolaus' tomb points toward the Corinthian country, while Diocles' faces away. In 657 BC, polemarch Cypselus obtained an oracle from Delphi which he interpreted to mean that he should rule the city. He seized power and exiled the Bacchiadae. Cypselus or Kypselos () was the first tyrant of Corinth in the 7th century BC. From 658–628 BC, he removed the Bacchiad aristocracy from power and ruled for three decades. He built temples to Apollo and Poseidon in 650 BC. Aristotle reports that ""Cypselus of Corinth had made a vow"
"Bronze Age Mycenaean palace-city, like Mycenae, Tiryns, or Pylos. According to myth, Sisyphus was the founder of a race of ancient kings at Corinth. It was also in Corinth that Jason, the leader of the Argonauts, abandoned Medea. During the Trojan War, as portrayed in the Iliad, the Corinthians participated under the leadership of Agamemnon. In a Corinthian myth recounted to Pausanias in the 2nd century AD, Briareus, one of the Hecatonchires, was the arbitrator in a dispute between Poseidon and Helios, between the sea and the sun. His verdict was that the Isthmus of Corinth belonged to Poseidon and"
"who has left behind the shuttles of the loom?"" she replied ""Attribution:"" Theodorus the Atheist Theodorus the Atheist (; c. 340 – c. 250 BC), of Cyrene, was a philosopher of the Cyrenaic school. He lived in both Greece and Alexandria, before ending his days in his native city of Cyrene. As a Cyrenaic philosopher, he taught that the goal of life was to obtain joy and avoid grief, and that the former resulted from knowledge, and the latter from ignorance. But his principal claim to fame was his alleged atheism. He was usually designated by ancient writers ""ho atheos"""
"about St. Michael's Mount. The name ""Cormoran"" is not found in the early traditions; it first appears in the chapbook versions of the ""Jack the Giant Killer"" story printed in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Nottingham, and is not of Cornish origin. The name may be related to Corineus, the legendary namesake of Cornwall. Corineus is associated with St. Michael's Mount, and is credited with defeating a giant named Gogmagog in Geoffrey of Monmouth's influential pseudohistory ""Historia Regum Britanniae"", which may be a prototype of the Cormoran tradition. The giant eventually known as Cormoran is attributed with constructing St. Michael's Mount, a tidal"
"The death of his son caused Periander to fall into a despondency that eventually led to his death. Periander was succeeded by his nephew, Psammetichus, who ruled for just three years and was the last of the Cypselid tyrants. Periander built Corinth into one of the major trading centers in Ancient Greece. He established colonies at Potidaea in Chalcidice and at Apollonia in Illyria, conquered Epidaurus, formed positive relationships with Miletus and Lydia, and annexed Corcyra, where his son lived much of his life. Periander is also credited with inventing a transport system, the Diolkos, across the Isthmus of Corinth."
"not taken this from Lyly, then he and Lyly both derived this expression from Publilius. The Muddy Waters song Rollin' Stone was named after the proverb and the Rolling Stones band was named after the Muddy Waters song. Publilius Syrus Publilius Syrus (fl. 85–43 BC), was a Latin writer, best known for his sententiae. He was a Syrian who was brought as a slave to Italy, but by his wit and talent he won the favour of his master, who freed and educated him. Publilius' name, due to early medieval palatalization of 'l' between two 'i's, is often presented by"
"and Owain Ddantgwyn. Einion Yrth ap Cunedda Einion ap Cunedda (-500;; –500), also known as Einion Yrth (Welsh for ""the Impetuous""), was a king of Gwynedd. One of the sons of Cunedda, he travelled with his father to north Wales in the early 450s to expel Irish raiders from the region. After his father's death, Einion inherited control over the newly founded kingdom of Gwynedd. Aided by his brother Ceredig, ruler of Ceredigion, and his nephew Meirion, ruler of Meirionnydd, Einion built upon his father's successes and further established his family's rule in the region. He was succeeded by two"
"note that Caracalla is known for the disgraceful nature of his rule, stating that ""he rode the horse of power until it nearly died of exhaustion"" and that though his rule was short, his life, personality, and acts made him a notable, though likely not beneficial, figure in the Roman Empire. Caracalla Caracalla (; Latin: ""Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus Augustus""; 4 April 188 – 8 April 217), formally known as Antoninus, was Roman emperor from 198 to 217 AD. He was a member of the Severan Dynasty, the elder son of Septimius Severus and Julia Domna. Co-ruler with his father"