The Silent is an
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An epithet (, ), also byname, is a descriptive term (word or phrase) known for accompanying or occurring in place of a name and having entered common usage. It has various shades of meaning when applied to seemingly real or fictitious people, di ...
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John the Silent (452–558), Christian saint
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Secundus the Silent Secundus the Silent ( grc, Σεκοῦνδος) (fl. 2nd century AD) was a Cynic or Neopythagorean philosopher who lived in Athens in the early 2nd century, who had taken a vow of silence. An anonymous text entitled ''Life of Secundus'' ( la, Vita ...
, second century Cynic or Neopythagorean philosopher
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William the Silent
William the Silent (24 April 153310 July 1584), also known as William the Taciturn (translated from nl, Willem de Zwijger), or, more commonly in the Netherlands, William of Orange ( nl, Willem van Oranje), was the main leader of the Dutch Re ...
(1533–1584), Prince of Orange, main leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish
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