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1. I'm known as the first philosopher. I was born in Milete (Greece) about 624 B.C. and I thought that everything consisted of water. I was not only a philosopher, but also a mathematician and a scientist.
2. I was a Greek tragedy-writer. I was born about 480 B.C. I was very popular and wrote about many things, like personal issues and the state.
3. I am a Greek philosopher, but I'm better known for my association with the statement: "A squared, plus B squared, equals C squared". But it would be a shame if that was the only thing you know about me. I set up a school with a few very strange rules, like: 'Don't touch white cocks' and the most important rule: 'Don't eat bread beans!'
4. I was an Italian composer who worked for Louis XIV. I composed ballets and I collaborated with Molière on comédie-ballets. I'm also the inventor of the French Opera.
5. I was the person who rediscovered the ancient city Troje (Troy). I'm from Germany.
6. I was the person who created the gardens of Fontainebleau and Versailles, but that's not the only thing I've done. I created many parks and I lived during the 17th century.
7. I was a Dutch painter. I used to be very, very poor, but now I'm one of the most famous painters in the world. I'm known for my sunflowers and self-portraits.
8. I was a Greek person who wrote about almost everything. I was the philosopher who invented the idea of logic.
9. I was a composer, born in 1810 in Poland. I had already written pieces when I was only seven years old. I composed many pieces for the piano.
10. I appear in a famous epic poem. I am the king of Ithaca, a little Greek island. My father is called Laërtes, my son is called Telemachus and my wife's name is Penelope. The Trojan Horse was my idea.
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