(Φερεκύδης; Pherekýdēs).
[1] P. of Syrus Mythographer and cosmologist, 6th cent. BC
Greek mythographer and cosmologist, 6th cent. BC; according to an older tradition, he was a contemporary of Alyattes (c. 605-560 BC; Pherecydes 7 A 2 DK; Acusilaus 9 A 1 DK), whilst according to another tradition, the acme of his career as a writer was in the 59th Olympiad (544-541 BC, so he would have been a contemp…