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{{Quote|It's as Xenophanes said, of course! We have given the gods human forms because we wish them to be as we are.|A philosopher citing Xenophanes, c. 422 BCE.|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey|Persuasion Check}} | {{Quote|It's as Xenophanes said, of course! We have given the gods human forms because we wish them to be as we are.|A philosopher citing Xenophanes, c. 422 BCE.|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey|Persuasion Check}} | ||
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|birth = c. 570 BCE<br>{{Wiki|Colophon (city)|Colophon}}, [[Anatolia]] | |||
|death = c. 475 BCE | |||
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'''Xenophanes of Colophon''' (c. 570 BCE – c. 475 BCE) was a [[Greece|Greek]] philosopher, theologian, poet, and critic. He was seen as one of the most important presocratic philosophers, having founded a line of philosophy that culminated in {{Wiki|Pyrrhonism}}. | '''Xenophanes of Colophon''' (c. 570 BCE – c. 475 BCE) was a [[Greece|Greek]] philosopher, theologian, poet, and critic. He was seen as one of the most important presocratic philosophers, having founded a line of philosophy that culminated in {{Wiki|Pyrrhonism}}. | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], Xenophanes, along with fellow philosophers [[Anaximandros]] and [[Anaximenes of Miletus]], were mentioned in a dispute between two philosophers within the [[Sanctuary of Delphi]], one that was later joined by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Persuasion Check]]</ref> | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], Xenophanes, along with fellow philosophers [[Anaximandros]] and [[Anaximenes of Miletus]], were mentioned in a dispute between two philosophers within the [[Sanctuary of Delphi]], one that was later joined by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Persuasion Check]]</ref> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Revision as of 12:55, 18 July 2020
Xenophanes of Colophon (c. 570 BCE – c. 475 BCE) was a Greek philosopher, theologian, poet, and critic. He was seen as one of the most important presocratic philosophers, having founded a line of philosophy that culminated in Pyrrhonism.
During the Peloponnesian War, Xenophanes, along with fellow philosophers Anaximandros and Anaximenes of Miletus, were mentioned in a dispute between two philosophers within the Sanctuary of Delphi, one that was later joined by the Spartan misthios Kassandra.[1]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)