Crotona's Sage
Preserved but no longer current.
Pythagoras. So called because at Crotona he established his chief school of philosophy (about 530 B.C.). Such success followed his teaching that the whole aspect of the town became more moral and decorous in a marvellously short time.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Crotona's Sage” mean?
Pythagoras. So called because at Crotona he established his chief school of philosophy (about 530 B.C.). Such success followed his teaching that the whole aspect of the town became more moral and decorous in a marvellously short time.
Is “Crotona's Sage” formal or informal?
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