The Golden Verses of Pythagoras

With Commentary by Hierocles

The Golden Verses of Pythagoras are the moral and philosophical code of the Pythagorean brotherhood — a secret society founded in the 6th century BC in Croton that combined mathematics, music, philosophy, and an initiatory religious practice centred on the transmigration of souls. The brotherhood exercised political influence in Greek colonial cities in southern Italy, and around 450 BC they were

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01 / Historical context

5th century BC or earlier. The moral code of the Pythagorean brotherhood, an initiatic society. The brotherhood was burned out and dispersed circa 450 BC, its members scattered, it

02 / Why it matters

The Pythagoreans were burned out. Their code survived. Here it is.

From / associated with the text

““First worship the Immortal Gods, as the law commands. Reverence the Oath. Then honour the illustrious Heroes.””

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