Cleonymus
From LSJ
αἱ μέν ἀποφάσεις ἐπί τῶν θείων ἀληθεῖς, αἱ δέ καταφάσεις ἀνάρμοστοι τῇ κρυφιότητι τῶν ἀποῤῥήτων → as concerns the things of the gods, negative pronouncements are true, but positive ones are inadequate to their hidden character
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Κλεώνυμος, ὁ.
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Cleonymus or Kleonymos (Κλεώνυμος) may refer to:
- Cleonymus of Athens (fifth century BCE) Athenian general, cited by Aristophanes for his cowardice
- Cleonymus (d. 371 BCE), son of great beauty of Sphodrias and aḯtas ("beloved") of King Archidamus III of Sparta
- Cleonymus of Sparta (c. 340–c. 272 BCE) Spartan general and member of the royal family of the Agiads
- Cleonymus of Phlius (fl. 229 BCE) tyrant of the city of Phlius who was convinced to resign his post by Aratus of Sicyon in 329 BC
