Pherecydes of Leros

Ancient Greek historian

Pherecydes of Leros (Ancient Greek: Φερεκύδης) was, according to the Suda, an ancient Greek historian from the island of Leros, who lived "before the seventy-fifth Olympiad" (480–477 BC), and wrote three works: On Leros (Περὶ Λέρου), On Iphigenia (Περὶ Ἰφιγενείας), and On the Festivals of Dionysus (Περὶ τῶν Διονύσου ἑορτῶν).^[1] Although, the Suda considers them separately, he is possibly the same person as Pherecydes of Athens.^[2]

Notes

1. Fowler, p. 1 n. 3; Suda Φ 217.
2. Sweeney, pp. 47–48; Suda Φ 216.

References

• Fowler, Robert L., "The Authors named Pherecydes", Mnemosyne, Fourth Series, Vol. 52, Fasc. 1 (Feb., 1999), pp. 1-15. JSTOR 4432925.
• Mac Sweeney, Naoise, Community Identity and Archaeology: Dynamic Communities at Aphrodisias and Beycesultan, University of Michigan Press, 2011. ISBN 9780472117864.