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Plato (Prot. 343a) is the first to mention seven names. Of those Thales of Miletus, Pittacus of Mytilene, Bias [2] of Priene and Solon [1] of Athens firmly belong to the circle of the SS (οἱ ἑπτὰ σοφοί/heptà sophoí; Latin septem sapientes), whereas Cleobulus [1] of Lindus, Myson of Chen and Chilon [1] of Sparta compete with altogether ten others (primarily Pythagoras [2]) (Diog. Laert. 1,40-42). In contrast to Plato, Demetrius [4] of Phalerum (10,3 DK) replaces Myson with Periander of Corinth. With this the final catalogue was established. The connexion between wisdom an…