019 Poets and Wise Rulers
The History of Ancient Greece
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The Riddle of Cleobulus
Cleobulus was a native of Lindos, on the island of Rhodes. His father boasted that his family descended from Heracles. He wrote poetry, riddles, and epigrams. Of all the riddles for which Cleobulus was famed, only a few have survived. If you want to solve the riddle on your own, I recommend that you pause this, and rewind if you need to. But for those who aren't able to figure it out, the answer is time.
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