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Pherecydes of Syros

580 BC - 520 BC

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Pherecydes of Syros (; 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 198,747 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Pherecydes of Syros is the 268th most popular philosopher (up from 292nd in 2019), the 160th most popular biography from Greece (up from 165th in 2019) and the 25th 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 268 out of 1,081. Before him are Otto Weininger, Roger Garaudy, Hans Jonas, Xenocrates, Andronicus of Rhodes, and Julius Evola. After him are Paramahansa Yogananda, William Godwin, Georges Sorel, Alain Badiou, Raymond Aron, and Alexander of Aphrodisias.

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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 160 out of 936. Before him are Prodicus (-460), Georgios Papadopoulos (1919), Antipope Alexander V (1339), Antonia Minor (-36), Andronicus of Rhodes (-100), and Demetrius Vikelas (1835). After him are Cleomenes I (-600), Pittacus of Mytilene (-650), Hippocrates of Chios (-470), Callisthenes (-360), Spyridon Louis (1873), and Athenagoras I of Constantinople (1886).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Greece

Among philosophers born in Greece, Pherecydes of Syros ranks 25. Before him are Chilon of Sparta (-600), Cratylus (-500), Epimenides (-690), Apollodorus of Athens (-180), Prodicus (-460), and Andronicus of Rhodes (-100). After him are Panaetius (-185), Hipparchia of Maroneia (-350), Speusippus (-407), Aenesidemus (-80), Crates of Thebes (-365), and Timon of Phlius (-320).

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