PHILOSOPHER

Pherecydes of Syros

580 BC - 520 BC

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Pherecydes of Syros (; Ancient Greek: Φερεκύδης ὁ Σύριος; fl. 6th century BCE) was an Ancient Greek mythographer and proto-philosopher from the island of Syros. Little is known about his life and death. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pherecydes of Syros has received more than 213,667 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Pherecydes of Syros is the 276th most popular philosopher (down from 268th in 2019), the 157th most popular biography from Greece (up from 160th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Greek Philosopher.

Pherecydes of Syros is the first Greek philosopher to have written about the earth being round.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Pherecydes of Syros ranks 276 out of 1,267. Before him are Panaetius, Epimenides, Jacques Maritain, Heraclides Ponticus, Alcmaeon of Croton, and Antonio Negri. After him are Priscus, Sri Aurobindo, Euclid of Megara, Celsus, Cleobulus, and François Fénelon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 580 BC, Pherecydes of Syros ranks 1. After him are Bardiya, and Battus I of Cyrene. Among people deceased in 520 BC, Pherecydes of Syros ranks 2. Before him is Chilon of Sparta. After him are Battus I of Cyrene, King Jing of Zhou, and King Dao of Zhou.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Pherecydes of Syros ranks 157 out of 1,024. Before him are Agesilaus II (-444), Lysander (-401), Panaetius (-185), Epimenides (-690), Pausanias (null), and Desmond Doss (1919). After him are Euclid of Megara (-435), Cleobulus (-590), Aeschines (-389), Cleon (-450), Crates of Thebes (-365), and Spyridon Louis (1873).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Greece

Among philosophers born in Greece, Pherecydes of Syros ranks 26. Before him are Chilon of Sparta (-600), Apollodorus of Athens (-180), Andronicus of Rhodes (-100), Speusippus (-407), Panaetius (-185), and Epimenides (-690). After him are Euclid of Megara (-435), Cleobulus (-590), Crates of Thebes (-365), Aenesidemus (-80), Hipparchia of Maroneia (-350), and Stilpo (-359).

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