Summary and Analysis - Pythagoras - Condensed Abridged Synopsis: The Success Secrets and Philosophy of Pythagoras (Unabridged‪)‬

In the sixth century BC, Pherekydes of Syros, the reputed teacher of Pythagoras and contemporary of Thales and Anaximander (born 610 BC), wrote a book about the birth of the gods and the origin of the cosmos. Considered one of the first prose works of Greek literature, Pherekydes' book survives only in fragments, while the teachings of Pythagoras permeate all scientific and spiritual boundaries.