Hicetas

Deceased Person

1969 – 2024

5

Who was Hicetas?

Hicetas was a Greek philosopher of the Pythagorean School. He was born in Syracuse. Like his fellow Pythagorean Ecphantus and the Academic Heraclides Ponticus, he believed that the daily movement of permanent stars was caused by the rotation of the Earth around its axis.

We need you!

Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!

Born
Dec 31, 1969
Died
Apr 19, 2024

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

Citation

Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"Hicetas." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/hicetas>.

Discuss this Hicetas biography with the community:

0 Comments

    Browse Biographies.net