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Ancilla to the Pre-Socratic Philosophers: 7. Pherecŷdes of Syros

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Pherecŷdes of Syros: date uncertain; he may have lived in the seventh century, or middle of the sixth century B.C. He was said to have been the first to write in prose. His book, extant in antiquity, was called Heptamychos (Seven-Chambered Cosmos) or Theocrasia (Divine Mingling) or Theogonia.

Ancilla to the Pre-Socratic Philosophers: 7. Pherecŷdes of Syros

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