Pherecrates

English Alternative forms en Pherecr. abbreviation _ used in _ bibliography and lexicography Etymology Either from en la Pherecratēs or directly from its etymon, en grc Φερεκρᾰ́της. Pronunciation en /fɪˈɹɛkɹətiːz/ Proper noun A celebrated Athenian poet of the Old Comedy, living in the fifth century (born after Crates and Cratinus but before Aristophanes, Eupolis, and Plato Comicus – so between yes 519 and yes 446 ), victorious at least thrice at the City Dionysia and the Lenaia in the 440s–430s, and inventor of the Pherecratean metre. Related terms en Pherecratean Pherecratian Pherecratic Translations celebrated Athenian poet of the Old Comedy Catalan: ca Ferècrates m Chinese: Mandarin: zh 斐勒克拉忒斯 Finnish: fi Ferekrates French: fr Phérécrate m, fr Phérékratès m Galician: gl Ferécrates m German: de Pherekrates m Greek: el Φερεκράτης m Ancient Greek: grc Φερεκρᾰ́της m Italian: it Ferecrate m Latin: la Pherecratēs m Macedonian: mk Ферекрат m Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh Ферекрат m-an Latin: sh Ferekrat m-an Spanish: es Ferécrates m Swedish: sv Ferekrates c Ukrainian: uk Ферекрат m-an Further reading Phereʹcrates pherecrates-bio-1 en Individuals Latin Etymology la Pherecratēs :bor grc:Φερεκρᾰ́της + 1 Pronunciation pherecratēs Proper noun Pherecratēs<3.M> en Pherecrates celebrated Athenian poet of the Old Comedy la Prisc. an old man from Phthia who features in one of the dialogues of Dicaearchus la Cic. Tusc. 1 21 Dicaearchus autem in eo sermone, quem Corinthi habitum tribus libris exponit, doctorum hominum disputantium primo libro multos loquentes facit; duobus Pherecratem quendam Phthiotam senem, quem ait a Deucalione ortum, disserentem inducit nihil esse omnino animum, et hoc esse nomen totum inane, frustraque animalia et animantis appellari, neque in homine inesse animum vel animam nec in bestia, vimque omnem eam, qua vel agamus quid vel sentiamus, in omnibus corporibus vivis aequabiliter esse fusam nec separabilem a corpore esse, quippe quae nulla sit, nec sit quicquam nisi corpus unum et simplex, ita figuratum ut temperatione naturae vigeat et sentiat. Declension Pherecratēs<3.M> Related terms la Pherecratēus Pherecratīus Pherecraticus Descendants en Pherecrates 1 fr Phérécrate 1 de Pherekrates 1 Further reading la Pherecrates Phĕrĕcrătēs 1172 3 la Individuals