Home › Words › C › cyloniancyloniancylonian means of or relating to Cylon of Athens, an Athenian noble who attempted a coup in either 636 BCE or 632 BCE.EtymologyFrom Cylon + -ian.adjOf or relating to Cylon of Athens, an Athenian noble who attempted a coup in either 636 BCE or 632 BCE.Of or relating to Cylon of Croton, a leading citizen of Croton who led a revolt against the Pythagoreans, probably around 509 BCE.e.g.“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, G[erhard] J[ean] D[anie͏̈l] Aalders, “Political Thought and Political Programs in the Platonic Epistles”, in Pseudepigrapha I: Pseudopythagorica — Lettres de Platon, Littérature pseudépigraphiqunounA follower of Cylon of Athens, an Athenian noble who attempted a coup in either 636 BCE or 632 BCE.A follower of Cylon of Croton, a leading citizen of Croton who led a revolt against the Pythagoreans, probably around 509 BCE.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cyllenian 64% match — Of or relating to Mount Cyllene in Arcadia. vs cylonian →cyllenean 63% match — Of or relating to Cyllene in Greek mythology. vs cylonian →catilinian 62% match — Of or pertaining to Lucius Sergius Catilina (108 BCE–62 BCE; known in English as Catiline), Roman politician who attempted to overthrow the Roman Republic. vs cylonian →cyranic 61% match — Of or pertaining to a cyranoid. vs cylonian →caelian 60% match — Of or relating to Caelius Vibenna, a noble Etruscan who lived c. 750 BCE. vs cylonian →cybelean 59% match — Of or relating to the goddess Cybele in Greek and Anatolian mythology. vs cylonian →cynthian 57% match — Of or relating to Mount Cynthus. vs cylonian →cyzican 57% match — Of or relating to Cyzicus, an ancient town in Anatolia. vs cylonian →