The impiety of Thales had a more enduring impact, his reputation soaring over the ages.

Ancient sources talk about his perishing at sea for his impiety, or alternatively, say that the brotherhood banished him and constructed a tomb for him, expelling him from the world of human beings.

She was known for making provocative statements in class, such as dismissing as a political stunt Socrates’ famous apology at his trial for impiety and corruption.

“All your religious parade and solemnity are ... mere bombast, fraud, deception, impiety and hypocrisy.”

He was found guilty of corruption of the youth in Athens and impiety, namely “failing to acknowledge the gods that the city acknowledges” and “introducing new deities.”