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Uncommon card · Science
Porphyry of Tyre, an Uncommon card
Porphyry was a Phoenician Neoplatonic philosopher born in Tyre, Roman Phoenicia during Roman rule.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 73
- DEF
- 68
- Power
- 141
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 43,000
Power 141 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Porphyry of Tyre quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Porphyry of Tyre card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He edited and published the Enneads, the only collection of the work of ______, his teacher.
Answer
Plotinus. He edited and published the Enneads, the only collection of the work of Plotinus, his teacher. From the Porphyry of Tyre article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Jan Magnussen. Jan Magnussen 80 · Boundary layer 76 · Porphyry of Tyre 73 · Glycoprotein 69 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He edited and published the Enneads, the only collection of the work of Plotinus, his teacher.
- He wrote original works in the Greek language on a wide variety of topics, ranging from music theory to Homer to vegetarianism.
- His Isagoge or Introduction, an introduction to logic and philosophy, was the standard textbook on logic throughout the Middle Ages in its Latin and Arabic translations.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Porphyry of Tyre article was read about 43,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 73 and blocks with 68: each hit it takes is cut by 27 %.
How to get Porphyry of Tyre
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- Rubén DaríoUncommon · Arts · ATK 76 DEF 65
- Aristide BriandUncommon · History · ATK 74 DEF 67
- Port KlangUncommon · Society · ATK 68 DEF 73
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Porphyry of Tyre (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
