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Pherecydes

Syllables: Pher·e·cy·des/ˌfɛɹɪˈsaɪdiːz/

Pherecydes proper noun: an Ancient Greek thinker from the island of Syros, who authored a cosmogony that bridged the mythological thought of Hesiod and pre-Socratic philosophy (fl. 6th century BC).

Proper noun

Pherecydes

  1. An Ancient Greek thinker from the island of Syros, who authored a cosmogony that bridged the mythological thought of Hesiod and pre-Socratic philosophy (fl. 6th century BC)
  2. An historian and genealogist from Athens (fl. c. 465 BC)
  3. An historian from the Greek island of Leros, possibly the same person as the Athenian historian (before 480–477 BC)

Origin of Pherecydes

Borrowed from Latin Pherecȳdēs, from Ancient Greek Φερεκῡ́δης (Pherekū́dēs), from Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō, “to carry, to bring”) + κῦδος (kûdos, “renown, glory”) + -ης (-ēs).

Questions about Pherecydes

What does Pherecydes mean?
Pherecydes means an Ancient Greek thinker from the island of Syros, who authored a cosmogony that bridged the mythological thought of Hesiod and pre-Socratic philosophy (fl. 6th century BC).
What part of speech is Pherecydes?
Pherecydes is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Pherecydes?
Pherecydes is pronounced /ˌfɛɹɪˈsaɪdiːz/.

Words near Pherecydes in the dictionary

  1. pherans
  2. Pherecr.
  3. Pherecratean
  4. Pherecrates
  5. Pherecratic
  6. Pherecydes
  7. pheremone
  8. Pherephatta
  9. phereses
  10. pheresis
  11. Pherkad

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