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Mnesarchus of Tyre was a Phoenician merchant who lived in Samos and the father of Pythagoras
According to Neanthes of Cyzicus, Mnesarchus was a Phoenician from Tyre who went to Samos while there was a famine on the island to supply goods, explaining his acquisition of citizenship.[1][2]
- ^ Beshara, Adel (19 March 2017). Greek Philosophy: The Syrian Connection. p. 5.
- ^ Porphyry, Life of Pythagoras, 1.