Its foundation is often attributed to Xenophanes of Colophon, but, although there is much in his speculations which formed part of the later Eleatic doctrine, it is probably more correct to regard Parmenides as the founder of the school.
Njeno osnivanje se često pripisuje Ksenofanu, ali, iako ima puno njegovih mišljenja koja su bila dio kasnije Elejske doktrine, najvjerovatnije je točno da je Parmenid bio osnivač ove škole.