Anacharsis - Wikipedia Eventually, Anacharsis completely became an ideal "man of nature" or "noble savage" figure in Greek literature, as well as favourite figure of the Cynics, who ascribed to him a 3rd-century BC work titled the Letters of Anacharsis [1]
Anacharsis | Scythian Philosopher, Ancient Greece Wisdom . . . Anacharsis (flourished early 6th century bc?) was a legendary Scythian prince included in some ancient Greek lists as one of the Seven Wise Men and extolled as an exemplar of primitive virtue
Anacharsis | Oxford Classical Dictionary Anacharsis, a largely legendary *Scythian prince who came to exemplify the wise barbarian Sometimes presented as an admirer of Greek ways (esp those of *Sparta), he later typifies *barbarian criticism of Greek customs
Anacharsis - Anacharsis from Scythia - The Greek Philosopher . . . Anacharsis quickly became a household name in Greece, and he was ranked among the Seven Wise Men Croesus called him to Sardis Many Greeks (Diogenes Laertius, Lucian, etc ) dealt with his quotes, and admired his sharpness, the cheerfulness of his thinking and his acute perception of Greek things
Anacharsis - Oxford Reference Anacharsis Scythian prince of the 6th century bc Written laws are like spiders' webs; they will catch, it is true, the weak and poor, but would be torn in pieces by the rich and powerful