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Musaeus of Athens

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Musaeus of Athens (Greek: Μουσαῖος, Mousaios) was a legendary Greek polymath, philosopher, historian, prophet, seer, priest, poet, and musician, said to have been the founder of priestly poetry in Attica. He composed dedicatory and purificatory hymns and prose treatises, and oracular responses. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Musaeus of Athens is the 969th most popular philosopher (down from 857th in 2019), the 600th most popular biography from Greece (down from 501st in 2019) and the 62nd most popular Greek Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Musaeus of Athens ranks 969 out of 1,267. Before him are Wendy Brown, Northrop Frye, Rüdiger Safranski, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, Phaenias of Eresus, and Paul Janet. After him are Ernst von Glasersfeld, Daniel Bensaïd, Samuel Alexander, Antoine Berman, Peter Lamborn Wilson, and Caspar Bartholin the Elder.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500 BC, Musaeus of Athens ranks 75. Before him are Jason of Pherae, Chabrias, Argaeus II of Macedon, Ajita Kesakambali, Aeropus II of Macedon, and Pausanias of Macedon. After him are Androtion, Myrtis of Anthedon, Stateira, Amyntas II of Macedon, Panyassis, and Orontes I.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Musaeus of Athens ranks 600 out of 1,024. Before him are Pamphilus (-390), Mentor of Rhodes (-380), Petros Persakis (1879), Areus II (-262), Phaenias of Eresus (-400), and Andronicus of Cyrrhus (-200). After him are Georgios Zoitakis (1910), Spyridon Trikoupis (1788), Myrtis of Anthedon (-500), Angelos Sikelianos (1884), Lesches (-700), and Evangelos Damaskos (1801).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Greece

Among philosophers born in Greece, Musaeus of Athens ranks 62. Before him are Lastheneia of Mantinea (-350), Metrodorus of Chios (-500), Arethas of Caesarea (860), Cineas (-400), Apollodorus the Epicurean (-150), and Phaenias of Eresus (-400). After him are Dimitri Kitsikis (1935), Polemon of Athens (200), Ion Dragoumis (1878), and Cercidas (-300).

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