Pherecydes or Pherekedes ( grc-gre, Φερεκύδης) was the name of three ancient Greek writers, who may not all be distinct:
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Pherecydes of Syros
Pherecydes of Syros (; grc-gre, 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. Some ancient testimonies coun ...
(fl. 6th century BC), a pre-Socratic philosopher from the island of Syros, believed by some to have influenced Pythagoras
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Pherecydes of Athens
Pherecydes of Athens ( grc, Φερεκύδης) (fl. c. 465 BC), described as an historian and genealogist, wrote an ancient work in ten books, now lost, variously titled "Historiai" (''Ἱστορίαι'') or "Genealogicai" (''Γενελογίαι ...
(fl. c. 465 BC), an historian and genealogist (= ''FGrHist'' 3), perhaps the same person as Pherecydes of Leros (below)
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Pherecydes of Leros Pherecydes or Pherekedes ( grc-gre, Φερεκύδης) was the name of three ancient Greek writers, who may not all be distinct:
*Pherecydes of Syros (fl. 6th century BC), a pre-Socratic philosopher from the island of Syros, believed by some to ha ...
(before 480-477 BC), an historian from the Greek island of Leros, possibly the same person as Pherecydes of Athens (above)
Pherecydes can also refers to:
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''Pherecydes'' (spider), a genus of spiders
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