ever was at Elea, and all the evidence we have seems inconsistent with his having settled there at all."）
诗作.根据第欧根尼·拉尔修，色诺芬尼用六音步诗行写的哀诗和抑扬诗，反对荷马和赫西俄德。拉尔修也提到了两篇关于founding of Colophon and Elea的史诗，但是以上这些都仅存标题。 没有文献说色诺芬尼写了哲学诗作。 新柏拉图主义哲学家写道，他从来没有见过关