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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 name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Persuasion Check]]</ref>
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], Xenophanes, along with fellow philosophers [[Anaximandros]] and [[Anaximenes]], 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>


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==Appearances==

Revision as of 21:54, 26 March 2021


"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.[src]-[m]

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, were mentioned in a dispute between two philosophers within the Sanctuary of Delphi, one that was later joined by the Spartan misthios Kassandra.[1]

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