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Cleon

Proper noun

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Cleon

A male given name from Ancient Greek.

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Cleon hath a million acres,- ne'er a one have I; Cleon dwelleth in a palace, - in a cottage I. Charles Mackay

A legend which states that a certain Cleon accompanied St. Lazarus to Gaul and was the founder of the Church of Toulon, is based on a 14th-century forgery that was ascribed to a 6th-century bishop named Didier. Source: Internet

Another Spartan commander who used a sneak attack to good effect was Brasidas at Amphipolis in 422 bc, where he was under siege from Cleon of Athens. Source: Internet

Barrett (2003) p.34 Cleon also seems to have had no real power to limit or control Aristophanes: the caricatures of him continued up to and even beyond his death. Source: Internet

But these satirical diatribes appear to have had no effect on Cleon's political career — a few weeks after the performance of The Knights - a play full of anti-Cleon jokes - Cleon was elected to the prestigious board of ten generals. Source: Internet

Lee was first elected in 2010, swept along by the Tea Party wave, which in Utah was fueled by the writings of the late Mormon conspiracy theorist, W. Cleon Skousen. Source: Internet

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