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Pherecydes of Syros
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Pherecydes of Syros

Mythographer and philosopher

Born c. 580 BC · died c. 499 BC
Also known as Pherekydes of Syros

Who was alive at the same time as Pherecydes of Syros?

  1. Nebuchadnezzar II, c. 642 – c. 561 BC
  2. Solon, c. 630 – c. 560 BC
  3. Aesop, c. 620 – c. 564 BC
  4. Anaximander, c. 610 – c. 546 BC
  5. Cyrus the Great, c. 600 – 530 BC
  6. Bias of Priene, c. 600 – c. 530 BC
  7. Chilon of Sparta, c. 600 – c. 520 BC
  8. Cambyses I, c. 600 – 559 BC
  9. Sushruta, 600–500 BC
  10. Anaximenes of Miletus, c. 585 – c. 527 BC
  11. Pherecydes of Syros, c. 580 – c. 499 BC
  12. Anacreon, c. 570 – c. 485 BC
  13. Xenophanes, 570 – c. 478 BC
  14. Theognis of Megara, 570–485 BC
  15. Cambyses II, 559–522 BC
  16. Simonides of Ceos, 556 – c. 468 BC
  17. Confucius, c. 551 – c. 479 BC
  18. Darius the Great, 550–486 BC
  19. Aeschylus, 525–456 BC
  20. Themistocles, 524–459 BC
  21. Pāṇini, c. 520 – c. 460 BC
  22. Xerxes I, 519–465 BC
  23. Pindar, 517–437 BC
  24. Parmenides, c. 512 – c. 470 BC

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Born during Pherecydes of Syros’s lifetime: Confucius, Aeschylus, Darius the Great, Parmenides, Pindar, Xenophanes, Xerxes I and Anacreon.

Not quite contemporaries: Herodotus was born about 11 years after Pherecydes of Syros died, Pericles was born about 3 years after Pherecydes of Syros died, Protagoras was born about 4 years after Pherecydes of Syros died and Zeno of Elea was born about 4 years after Pherecydes of Syros died.

Where Pherecydes of Syros’s contemporaries were born

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The 35 best-known contemporaries

35 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Pherecydes of Syros. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 540 BC.

  1. Confucius c. 551 – c. 479 BC
  2. Aesop c. 620 – c. 564 BC
  3. Aeschylus 525–456 BC
  4. Cyrus the Great c. 600 – 530 BC
  5. Solon c. 630 – c. 560 BC
  6. Anaximander c. 610 – c. 546 BC
  7. Darius the Great 550–486 BC
  8. Parmenides c. 512 – c. 470 BC
  9. Pindar 517–437 BC
  10. Xenophanes 570 – c. 478 BC
  11. Nebuchadnezzar II c. 642 – c. 561 BC
  12. Xerxes I 519–465 BC
  13. Anaximenes of Miletus c. 585 – c. 527 BC
  14. Anacreon c. 570 – c. 485 BC
  15. Themistocles 524–459 BC
  16. Pāṇini c. 520 – c. 460 BC
  17. Cambyses II 559–522 BC
  18. Simonides of Ceos 556 – c. 468 BC
  19. Theognis of Megara 570–485 BC
  20. Bias of Priene c. 600 – c. 530 BC
  21. Chilon of Sparta c. 600 – c. 520 BC
  22. Cambyses I c. 600 – 559 BC
  23. Sushruta 600–500 BC
  24. Miltiades c. 554 – 489 BC
  25. Nabonidus c. 615 – 538 BC
  26. Cleobulus c. 630 – c. 560 BC
  27. Śāriputra 568–484 BC
  28. Bacchylides c. 516 – c. 451 BC
  29. Aristides c. 540 – 467 BC
  30. Bimbisara 558–491 BC
  31. Stesichorus 630–555 BC
  32. Polycrates 574–522 BC
  33. Epicharmus of Cos c. 531 – c. 440 BC
  34. Cimon 510–450 BC
  35. Atossa 550–475 BC