Pherecydes of Syros

Pherecydes of Syros was an Ancient Greek mythographer and proto-philosopher from the island of Syros. Little is known about his life and death. Some ancient testimonies counted Pherecydes among the Seven Sages of Greece, although he is generally believed to have lived in the generation after them.

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Who was born first?

• Pherecydes of Syros was born 10 years before Xenophanes
• Pherecydes of Syros was born 12 years before Śāriputra
• Pherecydes of Syros was born 20 years after Chilon of Sparta
• Pherecydes of Syros was born 20 years after Bias of Priene
• Pherecydes of Syros was born 20 years after Mahapajapati Gotami

Timeline

1. Bias of Prienecirca 600 BC – circa 530 BC
2. Chilon of Spartacirca 600 BC – circa 520 BC
3. Mahapajapati Gotami600–480 BC
4. Pherecydes of Syros (this page)circa 580 BC – circa 499 BC
5. Xenophanes570 BC – circa 478 BC
6. Śāriputra568–484 BC

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