A misspelled or corrupt version of Pythagoras, the Greek vegan mathematician-turned-numerologist, who wouldn’t hesitate to expel, ostracize, or even murder his yes-students should they dare to criticize or challenge his mathematical gospel that everything could be expressed as a ratio of whole numbers.
Those against Greek culture or heritage would deliberately write “Pithagoras” whenever they needed to cite or quote the most famous theorem in mathematics.
by Fasters January 3, 2022
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