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  2. Pythagoras - Wikipedia

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    Pythagoras. Pythagoras of Samos[a] (Ancient Greek: Πυθαγόρας; c. 570 – c. 495 BC) [b] was an ancient Ionian Greek philosopher, polymath and the eponymous founder of Pythagoreanism. His political and religious teachings were well known in Magna Graecia and influenced the philosophies of Plato, Aristotle, and, through them, the West in ...

  3. On the Cave of the Nymphs in the Odyssey - Wikipedia

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    Summary. On the Cave of the Nymphs in the Odyssey is an exegesis of lines 102 to 112 in book 13 of the Odyssey, which describe a cave on Odysseus ' home island of Ithaca. The passage follows here in original Greek and in Robert D. Lamberton 's English translation: [1] ἱρὸν νυμφάων αἱ νηϊάδες καλέονται.

  4. Pythagoreanism - Wikipedia

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    The one was related to the intellect and being, the two to thought, the number four was related to justice because 2 * 2 = 4 and equally even. A dominant symbolism was awarded to the number three, Pythagoreans believed that the whole world and all things in it are summed up in this number, because end, middle and beginning give the number of ...

  5. Odyssey - Wikipedia

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    The Odyssey (/ ˈɒdɪsi /; [1] Ancient Greek: Ὀδύσσεια, romanized: Odýsseia) [2][3] is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the Iliad, the poem is divided into 24 books. It follows the Greek hero Odysseus, king ...

  6. Theano (philosopher) - Wikipedia

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    Theano (/ θiˈænoʊ /; Greek: Θεανώ) was a 6th-century BC Pythagorean philosopher. She has been called the wife or student of Pythagoras, although others see her as the wife of Brontinus. Her place of birth and the identity of her father is uncertain as well. Many Pythagorean writings were attributed to her in antiquity, including some ...

  7. Damon and Pythias - Wikipedia

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    The story of Damon (/ ˈdeɪmən /; Greek: Δάμων, gen. Δάμωνος) and Pythias (/ ˈpɪθiəs /; Πυθίας or Φιντίας; or Phintias, / ˈfɪntiəs /) is a legend in Greek historic writings illustrating the Pythagorean ideal of friendship. Pythias is accused of and charged with plotting against the tyrannical Dionysius I of ...

  8. Eratosthenes - Wikipedia

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    Known for. Sieve of Eratosthenes. Founder of Geography. Eratosthenes of Cyrene (/ ɛrəˈtɒsθəniːz /; Greek: Ἐρατοσθένης [eratostʰénɛːs]; c. 276 BC – c. 195/194 BC) was an Ancient Greek polymath: a mathematician, geographer, poet, astronomer, and music theorist. He was a man of learning, becoming the chief librarian at the ...

  9. Porphyry (philosopher) - Wikipedia

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    Porphyrian tree, criticism of Christianity, vegetarianism. Porphyry of Tyre (/ ˈpɔːrfɪri /; Greek: Πορφύριος, Porphýrios; c.234 – c.AD 305) was a Neoplatonic philosopher born in Tyre, Roman Phoenicia [ 1 ] during Roman rule. [ a ][ 1 ][ 2 ] He edited and published The Enneads, the only collection of the work of Plotinus, his ...

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