Pythagoras and Numerology

Pythagoras was an ancient Ionian Greek philosopher and the founder of Pythagoreanism. His political and religious teachings were well known through ancient Greece and were highly influential to Plato and Aristotle.

Pythagoras concentrated his teachings around mathematics, ethics, music, metaphysics, mysticism, politics and religion.

He is most commonly known for discovering the Pythagorean theorem — a geometric equation to find the length of the length of the long side of a triangle.

Pythagoras was also the inventor of Western numerology. According to Aristotle, the Pythagoreans used mathematics for solely mystical reasons, devoid of any practical application. They believed that all things were made of numbers.

Pythagoreans and the meaning of numbers:

1 = the origin of all things

2 = represents matter

3 = the “ideal number” because it has a beginning, middle and end. It is also the smallest number of points that could be used to define a plane triangle, which is a symbol of the god Apollo

4 = the four elements and seasons

5 = represents marriage because it was the sum of 2 + 3

7 = number of planets, strings on a lyre and the birth day of Apollo

10 = the ideal number

Odd Numbers = masculine

Even Numbers = feminine