Pherecydes of Leros

Template:Short description Pherecydes of Leros (Template:Langx) was, according to the Suda, an ancient Greek historian from the island of Leros. He is said to have lived "before the seventy-fifth Olympiad" (480–477 BC) and authored three works: On Leros (Περὶ Λέρου), On Iphigenia (Περὶ Ἰφιγενείας), and On the Festivals of Dionysus (Περὶ τῶν Διονύσου ἑορτῶν).<ref>Fowler, p. 1 n. 3; Suda Φ 217.</ref>

Although the Suda treats him as a distinct individual, some scholars believe he may be the same person as Pherecydes of Athens.<ref>Sweeney, pp. 47–48; Suda Φ 216.</ref>

References

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