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The document discusses the tetractys, a triangular figure composed of 10 points arranged in four rows, which was a mystical symbol used by Pythagoreans to represent the harmony of the cosmos. The tetractys was thought to embody the perfection of the number 10 and to have properties of mathematics, music, and religious symbolism. It was a central symbol in Pythagorean metaphysical, philosophical, and religious teachings.
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Terpstra-Tetractys Diagrams - Musical Symbolism in Pythagorean Arithmology
The document discusses the tetractys, a triangular figure composed of 10 points arranged in four rows, which was a mystical symbol used by Pythagoreans to represent the harmony of the cosmos. The tetractys was thought to embody the perfection of the number 10 and to have properties of mathematics, music, and religious symbolism. It was a central symbol in Pythagorean metaphysical, philosophical, and religious teachings.
The document discusses the tetractys, a triangular figure composed of 10 points arranged in four rows, which was a mystical symbol used by Pythagoreans to represent the harmony of the cosmos. The tetractys was thought to embody the perfection of the number 10 and to have properties of mathematics, music, and religious symbolism. It was a central symbol in Pythagorean metaphysical, philosophical, and religious teachings.