The Legend of Zalmoxus

Zalmoxus according to the story, was actually an ex-slave of Pythagoras. He tricked the Gaitai into believing in immortality by hiding in a cave for three years and then re-emerging. Now what are we supposed to make of this story? I cannot help but feel that this story is a very garbled account of a typical soul manipulator story. Tune in next week when we shall be discussing the enigma of early Pythagoreanism.