Pherecydes
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Phĕrĕcȳdes: is, m., = Φερεκύδης.
I A celebrated philosopher from Syros, an instructor of Pythagoras, Cic. Tusc. 1, 16, 38; id. Div. 1, 50, 112; reputed to be the inventor of prose, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 205.—Hence,
B Phĕrĕcȳdēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Pherecydes, Pherecydean: Pherecydeum illud, that saying of Pherecydes, Cic. Div. 2, 13, 31.—
II An Athenian chronicler, about 480 B.C., Cic. de Or. 2, 12, 53.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Phĕrĕcȳdēs, is, m. (Φερεκύδης), Phérécyde
1 philosophe de Syros, maître de Pythagore : Cic. Tusc. 1, 38
2 historien antérieur à Hérodote : Cic. de Or. 2, 53 || -dēus, a, um (Φερεκύδειος), de Phérécyde : Cic. Div. 2, 31.
Latin > German (Georges)
Pherecȳdēs, is, m. (Φερεκύδης), I) ein berühmter Philosoph von der Insel Syros, Lehrer des Pythagoras, Cic. Tusc. 1, 38; de div. 1, 112. Hyg. astr. 2, 20 in.: der Sage nach Erfinder der Prosa, Plin. 7, 205. Apul. flor. 15. p. 18, 19 Kr. – Dav. Pherecȳdēus, a, um, pherecydëisch, des Pherecydes, Cic. – II) ein griech. Logograph aus Athen (um 480 v. Chr.), Cic. de or. 2, 53.
Wikipedia EN
Pherecydes or Pherekedes (Greek: Φερεκύδης) was the name of three ancient Greek writers, who may not all be distinct:
- Pherecydes of Syros (fl. 6th century BC), a pre-Socratic philosopher from the island of Syros, believed by some to have influenced Pythagoras
- Pherecydes of Athens (fl. c. 465 BC), an historian and genealogist, perhaps the same person as Pherecydes of Leros (below)
- Pherecydes of Leros (before 480-477 BC), an historian from the Greek island of Leros, possibly the same person as Pherecydes of Athens (above)