Pythagoras & His Weird Religious Cult
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The Akusmata of Pythagoras
The Akusmata, or supposed sayings of the man himself, becomes especially important. It's not certain just how much of this is true, but it certainly paints a picture. The Pythagoreans weren't allowed to bury their dead in wool and you had to put on the right shoe first before the left foot. They were expected to live a somewhat austere and contemplative life called step not over a balance. A lot of this reminds us of the so-called mystery cult that existed in ancient Greece.
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