Miletus

American  

[mahy-lee-tuhs] / maɪˈli təs /

noun

1. Classical Mythology. a son of Apollo and Aria, and the founder of the city of Miletus.

2. an ancient city in Asia Minor, on the Aegean.

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Miletus British  

/ mɪˈliːtəs /

noun

1. an ancient city on the W coast of Asia Minor: a major Ionian centre of trade and learning in the ancient world

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Example Sentences

Ionians founded Miletus, which, in turn, founded Sinope, which, eventually, colonized Trebizond.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2024

Yet, as we see below, philosophers such as Thales of Miletus made a consistent, rational argument for monism.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

In his 50s he entered into a passionate and enduring relationship with the brilliant young Aspasia of Miletus, who bore him a child and helped him compose his magnificent funeral oration to the war dead.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2020

First, there’s amber’s natural electrostatic properties, a phenomenon thought to have first been recorded by Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus in the sixth century B.C.

From Slate • Aug. 20, 2018

Anaximander of Miletus was a friend and colleague of Thales, one of the first people we know of to do an experiment.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan