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In Greek and Persian cultures the name of Croesus became a synonym for a wealthy man.
Croesus ' wealth remained proverbial beyond classical antiquity: in English, expressions such as " rich as Croesus " or " richer than Croesus " are used to indicate great wealth to this day.
The earliest known such usage in English was John Gower's in Confessio amantis ( 1390 ):
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