PHILOSOPHER

Pherecydes of Syros

580 BC - 520 BC

Pherecydes of Syros

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

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.

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Ramana Maharshi
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HPI: 72.72
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John Searle
1932 - Present
HPI: 72.63
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Anne Sullivan
1866 - 1936
HPI: 72.59
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Alfred Tarski
1901 - 1983
HPI: 72.51
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Aśvaghoṣa
80 - 150
HPI: 72.49
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Panaetius
185 BC - 110 BC
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 291
Pherecydes of Syros
580 BC - 520 BC
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 292
A. S. Neill
1883 - 1973
HPI: 72.43
Rank: 293
Félix Guattari
1930 - 1992
HPI: 72.41
Rank: 294
Uriel da Costa
1585 - 1640
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 295
Aenesidemus
80 BC - 10 BC
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 296
Alcmaeon of Croton
510 BC - 450 BC
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 297
Giovanni Gentile
1875 - 1944
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 298

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 and King Jing of Zhou.