Pythagoras

Hv0ayópas EV AANGE an, Pythagoras DE ee IN IIv€aydpac o Zauıog, sav tov DoiBo Ba péber, LOVOIKH zav-oppóvwo pe mio, AOpa Ba ratée! Pythagoras of Samos, like Apollo at the dawn, Would play his lyre and fill the air with the gift of song! Atyoatiov pvotipla kot suußävra Xakëaiov, TÜVTO STOVSAGE HÜVTOVO, TEIVOAEOG WG AEWV. Deep Egyptian mysteries, affairs of the Chaldeans, He studied all voraciously, hungry as a lion. Kepa tov katéotnos tov Movoóv to povssio, u’ apetúg napayy&inata Kar copiac Poptio. With the Muse of muses his thoughtful mind communed, Disciplined by virtue, by sacred wisdom fueled. AteAsinto paiverar apıduod péya nAnBos, uiag urTpag To yÉvvnuo, LE Sia~opo heo. Unending seem the numbers and arithmetic, But he saw them giving birth to a novel ethic. Hepuitov kat Tov dptiav n Lovés pica péver, LE ôváòa GUUTAËÉKETO, cav KAAT EPWHEVN. The One remains the root of all the life above Apt@udv tov tetpéyovov Kat Tov KOpav Övvópers AOyov wia GovaptTnoN Sbvaon1 va Ta. KÜHEIG. In the formula that squares or cubes a simple number, He found a way to capture reason’s hidden power. Tetpaxtic navtodbvayn zóvrov Óvrov Ta yÉVN ovtvyias pe béuata Kı appovias ta ÖÉver. The Tetraktys he made the most powerful of beings, Binding life together with its geometric strings. Tlv€aydpac zo\úzewpog, MOAD-TAEWELEVOG, otnv narpida Tov ybploe cav ayvapiotos Éévos! Pythagoras, a sophisticated and well-traveled man, Returned an unknown foreigner to his own homeland! LtEevds yHpos tov Pavyke, Zápos vhoog evpeia, noArteiag ta zpóypata wöpıLav Tupavvio. His small village seemed, like all of Samos Island, From the stench of tyranny to be weak and frightened. Me xapöia Bapdtatn Eevinäg ré ôpópo So with heavy heart and his middle-aged head bowed IIvdayöpag geoóKonog da. tov HÉPEL NE NOVO. Pythagoras set out again upon that foreign road. Ye noAG kou ta KA Aorta ing EAAGGOC Ta HÉPN VOOTAAYO Tov pikósopo KOLO TADIO Bo, péper. To many of great Hellas’ most beautiful harbors Tlavrayoó zokvaónm pvout opOppóda, Everywhere he saw the natural beauty he desired, But in Greater Greece he found himself inspired! nepwooótepo np6oxaprı om Meyóln EXGôa! Ships would bring the homesick but hopeful scholar. Engaging with the dyad like a beautiful beloved.

Me tov Adyov ty ôbvaun k1 aperhg Beio KGAAOG, TIvdayöpa T'ovpvóoro Ba porioer cav Pópog. With the strength of reason and vi rtue’s godlike beauty, The fame of his gymnasium shined across the sea. EÀAnviöwv Tov zókewv Epactés TS copia ô0ayh da Cnthoovve me KakokayaBiac! He taught the warlike Greeks instead to love sophia, And showed them how to seek Kalokagathia! Tlv8aydpeta uEB080G owns Kat TS GAANS diaitas piiosopuehg, ATOS TNG HEYÁÀNG, The Pythagorean method of silence, first of all, Combined with the philosophic diet’s rigid call cav uayeiac To Bétavo, tig woyég da payéyer kot oto Òpópo THs KáBapens oe YoPd Ha tic nA&gen! To abstain from excess, enchants the mortal soul, And weaves for it a dance of faithful self-control! Me tov Aóyo TOV ÉLUETPO, HOVOTKT] HETPNHÉVN With reason as its meter, sweet music will inform THY wo, Cav avanavra Heikt, zeprpêver. The soul, granting sacred respite from the storm. ‘'Epya nóvra Beópeota pBóvo péya yevvave, Tv8ayépa tov ómÂo pe pavia oKOpnáve. But all god-pleasing works envy will create, DBovepó kat zapádoyo To av8pamivo Cao, yaAwoi grot ki évtexa dev to KAvovv ao! So jealous and irrational is the human being, A thousand and ten leashes can’t keep him from fleeing! Avanpó to Tvuväcıo to Katavtnoav yopo, ge pia VOYTA TANPHoave tov Papvtato Popo. The Gymnasium would fight against the force of vice And one night they would pay the most heavy price. IIv8ayópa Onoadpiopa Kai mvpcdc Ba repüceı, ue To vega tov TTAatavoc ornv Adrivo da prücet. The Pythagorean treasure and torch would be passed Lav 8ebpnua téAE10, Kav aAndera de optver, Like a well-formed theorem, truth can’t be extinguished, OTOV KAIPOD Ta TEpdouata Tv Bagh THs apriven. Her traces through the ages can always be distinguished. Tlapopévet aAbfntn kat To pws TMS To ybvet, OAV AY} TV aotTEipsvTH, via WoT] YLO vo TivEl. She remains intact and her light flows like a spring, A boundless source from which the thirsty soul can drink. HvBayópag zokbpwro Tg EAAGGOG aotépt, Pythagoras sparkled with Hellas’ light so great, épws HEYAG TOV Ékape TG Lopiag To taipt! His passion made him Wisdom’s lifelong mate! And hatred of Pythagoras’ group was very great. Until it found the hands of Plato in Athens at last.