biography
pronunciation:
[zenofaneez]
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| male
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| lived:
| (c.570–c.480 BC)
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| biography:
| Greek philosopher, poet, and religious thinker, born in Colophon, Ionia (Asia Minor). He travelled extensively around the Mediterranean, perhaps spending considerable time in Sicily. He attacked traditional Greek conceptions of the gods, arguing against anthropomorphism and polytheism. He also made some bold geological speculations based on the observation of fossils. |
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