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The Pythagorean Tetractys, 6th - 4th Century BCETen points in four rows, and the unfolding of dimension itself: one is a point, two a line, three a plane, four a solid. One, two, three, four — and their sum is ten, the decad they swore oaths upon. Described earlier on this timeline; named here because it is the Greek instance of the same convergence.Tetractys (Greek for the number 4) is a sacred Pythagorean symbol and mathematical model that was devised by the renowned mathematician, philosopher, sage and mystic, Pythagoras around 530 BCE.It consists of 10 dots that are arranged in four rows (with four, three, two and one dot in each row) such that they make a triangular figure pointing upwards.
The Tetractys is one of the symbols in sacred geometry that is made very interesting by its complex layers of meaning. It is a design that is very mathematical in structure and yet holds mystical significance among the Pythagoreans and the followers of the Kabbalah.