Anaxagoras and Pericles

Anaxagoras was the most notable philosopher of athens until socrates came along. He is something of a one mans symbol for the transfer of philosophy from ionia to athens. His theory of the cosmic mind is not much like traditional greek religion so it may have been, as they say, a fair cop when he was accused of impiety. It sure sounds like he is talking about god, or a god, when he describes mind. This may put us in mind of synophanes version of god, or heraclitus version of fire.