580 BC - 520 BC
Pherecydes of Syros (; Greek: Φερεκύδης ὁ Σύριος; fl. 6th century BC) was a Greek or Syrian thinker from the island of Syros. Pherecydes authored a cosmogony, derived from three divine principles, Zas (Zeus), Cthonie (Earth) and Chronos (Time), known as the "Pentemychos" (Πεντέμυχος, "of the five recesses"; sometimes the alternative title "Heptamychos", "seven recesses" is given). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pherecydes of Syros has received more than 122,692 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Pherecydes of Syros is the 292nd most popular philosopher (up from 294th in 2019), the 166th most popular biography from Greece (down from 161st 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, Pherecydes of Syros ranks 292 out of 1,089. Before him are Ramana Maharshi, John Searle, Anne Sullivan, Alfred Tarski, Aśvaghoṣa, and Panaetius. After him are A. S. Neill, Félix Guattari, Uriel da Costa, Aenesidemus, Alcmaeon of Croton, and Giovanni Gentile.
1879 - 1950
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 286
1932 - Present
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 287
1866 - 1936
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 288
1901 - 1983
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 289
80 - 150
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 290
185 BC - 110 BC
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 291
580 BC - 520 BC
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 292
1883 - 1973
HPI: 72.43
Rank: 293
1930 - 1992
HPI: 72.41
Rank: 294
1585 - 1640
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 295
80 BC - 10 BC
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 296
510 BC - 450 BC
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 297
1875 - 1944
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 298
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 and King Jing of Zhou.
580 BC - 520 BC
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 1
580 BC - 522 BC
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 2
580 BC - 520 BC
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 3
600 BC - 520 BC
HPI: 74.63
Rank: 1
580 BC - 520 BC
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 2
580 BC - 520 BC
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 3
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 4
Among people born in Greece, Pherecydes of Syros ranks 166 out of 855. Before him are Periander (-700), Cleomenes I (-600), Meton of Athens (-500), Antonia Minor (-36), Hippocrates of Chios (-470), and Panaetius (-185). After him are Athenagoras I of Constantinople (1886), Antigonus II Gonatas (-319), Aenesidemus (-80), Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark (1911), Helen of Greece and Denmark (1896), and Necho II (-625).
700 BC - 583 BC
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 160
600 BC - 489 BC
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 161
500 BC - Present
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 162
36 BC - 37
HPI: 72.55
Rank: 163
470 BC - 410 BC
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 164
185 BC - 110 BC
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 165
580 BC - 520 BC
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 166
1886 - 1972
HPI: 72.43
Rank: 167
319 BC - 239 BC
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 168
80 BC - 10 BC
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 169
1911 - 1937
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 170
1896 - 1982
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 171
625 BC - 595 BC
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 172
Among philosophers born in Greece, Pherecydes of Syros ranks 26. Before him are Epimenides (-690), Cratylus (-500), Apollodorus of Athens (-180), Speusippus (-407), Prodicus (-460), and Panaetius (-185). After him are Aenesidemus (-80), Andronicus of Rhodes (-100), Euclid of Megara (-435), Crates of Thebes (-365), Timon of Phlius (-320), and Cleobulus (-590).
690 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 74.56
Rank: 20
500 BC - Present
HPI: 74.26
Rank: 21
180 BC - 110 BC
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 22
407 BC - 339 BC
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 23
460 BC - 380 BC
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 24
185 BC - 110 BC
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 25
580 BC - 520 BC
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 26
80 BC - 10 BC
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 27
100 BC - 60 BC
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 28
435 BC - 365 BC
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 29
365 BC - 285 BC
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 30
320 BC - 230 BC
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 31
590 BC - 510 BC
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 32