Anaharsis biography

Travel in time Anaharsis Anarys VI century BC. Anaharsis, Anarys - Saki scientist. In history, known as Scythian Anaharsis. Anaharsis's mother was from Ellin. In Ellin, he mastered many at that time the branches of science and art. Anaharsis became famous as a sage, a philosopher and a supporter of moderation in everything. About the anaharsis is written in the work of Herodotus "History".

Plato in his work “State” puts anacharsis on a par with Homer and Thales, and recognizes “Protagor” in the work “one of the seven scientists of the world”. Anaharsis was a close friend of the famous Athenian commander Solon. His name is mentioned in the second book “Analysts” by Aristotle - “Ethnic Nicom”. Information about the anaharsis is also found in Lucian. The artistic image of anaharsis was created by Plutarch.

The name of the anaharsis is mentioned in Michel Montean's “experiments”. Diogenes Laerte in the book “Life, Teachings, Words of the edification of philosophers” quotes the aphorisms of anaharsis. In his opinion, the anchors of the ship was invented by anaharsis. According to legend, he also invented the advanced pottery and sail. Anaharsis's aphorisms have reached our days: “Disorders to the head from the language”, “One faithful friend is better than a thousand wrong friends”, “The bazaar is a place created for people to deceive and steal each other”, “Smart people say words in Hellas, and the issues solve issues.” As a sign of recognition of the oratory of anaharsis in the Athenian secular society, the proverb "so said the Scythian." Anaharsis died in his homeland.

Regarding the death of Anacharsis, Herodotus says: “Anaharsis has seen many countries and showed his great wisdom there. On the way back to the Scythian borders, he had to, floating through Gellespont, to stick to Kizik. The kizikans at this time just solemnly celebrated the celebration of the Mother of the Gods. Anaharsis gave the goddess such a vow: if he returns home sound and sound, he would make her a victim on the rite that he had seen from the Kizikins, and will examine the all -night festival in her honor.

Returning to Scythia, anaharsis secretly went to the so -called Gileya this area lies with Achilles of the Ristel and all covered with dense forest of different breeds of trees; The lower reaches of the Dnieper or Don. So, Anaharsis went there and made a completely rite of festivities, as he had to see in Kizik. At the same time, anaharsis hung on the small images of the goddess and beat copper plates in Timpana.

Some Scythian looked at the commission of these rites and informed Tsar Savlia. The king himself arrived at the place and, as soon as he saw that the anaharsis was celebrating this holiday, killed him with an arrow from a bow. And to this day, the Scythians answered the question of anacharsis that they do not know him, and this is because he visited Allad and adopted foreign customs.

” Lying on his deathbed, Anaharsis said: “In Hellas, my mind protected me, and on my native land I became a victim of envy.”