Talk:Pherecydes of Syros

message: There are two different Pherecydes in ancient Greece, this page seems to present a person which is a mixture of both ... this need to be fixed . (Note to myself.) Nixdorf 14:35, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: If Diogenes didn't know, then it's highly improbable that we'll ever know either... :-/ OK will do this. Nixdorf 12:26, 13 Sep 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: The two Pherecydeses

message: Also, article Pentagram talks about Pherekydes's book as Pentamychos (with its conclusions in Pythagorean mystics); while this seems to have a sound reasoning behind it, as Pherekydes is said to have teached Pythagoras, at least 1911 Britannica says Pentamychos is probably misreading (but it is widespread in scholarship). That's another Pherekydean mystery, but it could be mentioned in the article - it is confusing if you see a reference and you don't know it's the same book.
Well, the 1911 Britannica is outdated. Modern scholars almost all agree that Pentemychos is the correct title. In particular, Hermann S. Schibli, considered the most acclaimed scholar on Pherecydesa and author of the only scholarly book wholly devoted to Pherecydes, believes the title was Pentemychos.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by August (talk • contribs) 10:26, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Pentamychos

message: Attempted to increase the profile of this important yet little known figure by adding content and also by copying the layout of pages considered as being of a high standard. However I am no expert - I had never heard of Pherecydes until a couple of days ago, nor do I have much experience of editing wikipedia articles. My efforts probably require wiki-templates for "citations needed", "more work needed", and/or "tidy up required" or similar notifications. I have never used such templates before, and ran out of time trying to find them.--Davidc 18:43, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Raising standards 

message: The "Influenced By" section says "Zedekiah"....who is this? Cornelius (talk) 19:31, 31 August 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Presumably Zedekiah, last king of Judah, was meant. I've removed it, and put in Hesiod instead, since he seems a more plausible influence. Pasicles (talk) 19:02, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Influenced by? 

message: All the sources agree that Pherecydes was ethnically a Greek from Syros (both "σύρος" and "συριανός" in ancient Greek,thence the 19th century translations that give him as a "Syrian"), and the works cited are three from the 19th century and one even from the 17th century, and also they three of them state he was "native from the island of Syros" and only one just says "Syrian"; the modern translation of "Lives of Eminent Philosophers" by Diogenes Laertius renders "συριανός" as "native of Syros", http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0258%3Abook%3D1%3Achapter%3D11  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.54.19.49 (talk) 23:30, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ridicolous claim of ethnicity 

message: During Pherecydes birth modern-day Syria was Babylonia. Saying that he's "Syrian" sounds like a huge misunderstanding between the 2 entities (syros & syria). Encyclopedia Britannica also calls him "Greek". Should it be changed? Deji Olajide1999 (talk) 17:10, 9 July 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, I've removed it. The "Syrian" claim was introduced a couple of months ago by a ban-evading sockpuppet of some ethnic agenda-pusher, and I quite agree with the analysis of the anon user posting above who tried to remove it earlier this year (), and who was unfortunately reverted by an over-eager recent-changes patroller. Fut.Perf. ☼ 12:15, 11 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Doesn't "Syrian" basically mean native of Syros?