Pherecydes of Athens

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Pherecydes of Athens (Ancient Greek: Φερεκύδης) was a Greek writer of myths, or mythographer, from the 5th century BCE (around 465 or 450 BCE).[1] He wrote a ten-volume book, now lost, titled "Historiai" (Ἱστορίαι) or "Genealogicai" (Γενελογίαι).[2]

He is thought to be different from Pherecydes of Syros, a Greek philosopher from the 6th century BCE known for being Pythagoras' teacher.[3] Pherecydes of Athens is maybe the same person as Pherecydes of Leros even though the Suda treats them as separate individuals.[4]

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  1. ↑ Herren 2017, p. 213;Fowler 2013, p. 708; Gantz 1996, p. xv; Huxley 1973, pp. 137–143.
  2. ↑ Huxley 1973, p. 137; Jacoby 1947, p. 15; Suda Φ 216. For a description of his work see Fowler 2013, pp. 706–710, for his collected fragments see Fowler 2000, pp. 272–364.
  3. ↑ Hawes 2017, p. 250; Purves 2010, p. 100, note 11; Bollansée 1999, p. 227, note 262; Fowler 1999; Gantz 1996, p. xv; Jacoby 1947.
  4. ↑ Sweeney 2013, pp. 47–48; Suda Φ 217.

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  • Bollansée, Jan (1999). "IV A: Biography Fascicle 3, Hermippos of Smyrna". In Schepens, Guido (ed.). Die Fragmente Der Griechischen Historiker, Continued, Part Four, Biography and Antiquarian Literature. Leiden, Boston and Köln: Brill. ISBN 9004113037.
  • Fowler, Robert L. (2013). Early Greek Mythography, Volume 2: Commentary. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0198147411.
  • Fowler, Robert L. (2000). Early Greek Mythography, Volume 1: Text and Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198147404.
  • Fowler, Robert L. (1999). "The Authors named Pherecydes". Mnemosyne, Fourth Series. 52 (Fasc. 1): 1–15. JSTOR 4432925.
  • Gantz, Timothy (1996). Early Greek Myth: A Guide to Literary and Artistic Sources. Baltimore and London: Johns Hopkins University Press.
  • Hawes, Greta (2017). Myths on the Map: The Storied Landscapes of Ancient Greece. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780191062209.
  • Herren, Michael W. (2017). The Anatomy of Myth: The Art of Interpretation from the Presocratics to the Church Fathers. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190606695.
  • Huxley, George (1973). "The Date of Pherekydes of Athens". Greek, Roman and Byzantine Studies. 14: 137–143.
  • Jacoby, Felix (1947). "The First Athenian Prose Writer". Mnemosyne, Third Series. 13 (Fasc. 1): 13–64. JSTOR 4427082.
  • Purves, Alex C. (2010). Space and Time in Ancient Greek Narrative. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781139487986.
  • Sweeney, Naoíse Mac (2013). Foundation Myths and Politics in Ancient Ionia. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107037496.
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