Although the gods were in the distant skies, Pythagoras drew near them with his mind;what nature had denied to human sight, he saw with his intellect, his mental eye. When he, with reason and tenacious care, had probed all things, he taught-- to those who gatheredin silence and amazement-- what he'd learnedof the beginnings of the universe, of what caused things to happen, and what istheir nature: what god is, whence come the snows, what is the origin of lightning bolts--whether it is the thundering winds or Jovethat cleave the cloudbanks-- and what is the cause of earthquakes, and what laws control the courseof stars: in sum, whatever had been hid, Pythagoras revealed. Ovid
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Pythagoras was a Greek mathematician and philosopher, who lived in the 6th century BC. The Pythagoreans, who were followers of Pythagoras, believed in reincarnation. They also performed ritual burial and cremation. They did not eat meat or eggs or drink wine or milk.

They also did not cut their hair or nails. Some of the more popular items they buried with their bodies included money, jewelry, food, books, art objects, musical instruments and even household furniture.

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