Cylonian adjective 2noun 2forms 1 adjective2 •Of or relating to Cylon of Athens, an Athenian noble who attempted a coup in either 636 BCE or 632 BCE.The surviving portion of the Constitution of Athens begins with the aftermath of the Cylonian conspiracy (an incident also mentioned by Herodotus, Thucydides and Plutarch). — 1987 •Of or relating to Cylon of Croton, a leading citizen of Croton who led a revolt against the Pythagoreans, probably around 509 BCE.Anyhow it is chronologically impossible that the Archippus of this letter is the same as the Pythagorean who together with Lysis survived the Cylonian slaughter. — 1971 noun2 •A follower of Cylon of Croton, a leading citizen of Croton who led a revolt against the Pythagoreans, probably around 509 BCE.When the colledges and companies of the Pythagorian Philosophers that were dispersed through the cities of Italie, were banished by the faction of the Cylonians: […] — 1603 •A follower of Cylon of Athens, an Athenian noble who attempted a coup in either 636 BCE or 632 BCE. formsCylonians
