Pherecydes

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō, “to carry, to bring”) + κῦδος (kûdos, “renown, glory”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌfɛɹɪˈsaɪdiːz/
• Hyphenation: Pher‧e‧cy‧des

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 (c. 620-550 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)

Related terms

• -phore, -phor
• kudos