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A. During the era when Polykrates was winning glory for the island with his great works and military achievements, another great personality of Samos was making it with his new theories and wisdom. This was of course the great philosopher Pythagoras son of Mnesarchus and Parthenia. His wife was Theano and his children were: Mnesarchus, Tilavges, Arimnistus, Mamercus, Myia and Damo.
His birth and wisdom were foretold by seer Pythia and that is why this name was given to him. Some claim that his name was this because his words were as accurate as the ones of the 'Pythian Apollo' while other suggest that his name meant 'tutor' revealing his profession.
His first teachers were Ferekydes, Ermodamas, Avares and Navaratus. Later he traveled to different places and in his travels he met many wise people of his time, learning many secrets, prophecies and magic. He traveled to Athens and Sparta where he studied the laws of Solon and Lykourgos. He also won twice in the Olympic Games in Olympia and Crete.
When he returned to Samos he founded his teacher-training college called 'imikiklion' (semicircle).
B. It was very hard to become a student of Pythagoras. First of all he personally examined the candidate's life. When he was accepted he had to swear he wouldn't reveal any of the secrets he was about to learn. After the oath, the candidate was accepted on an 8-year trial basis. For the first 3 years the apprentice didn't have the right to vote and the 5 next, he wasn't allowed to speak, only listen. This is why the apprentices were called 'acoustics'. All these years of trial the apprentices were not allowed to look at Pythagoras as he taught behind a curtain.
The life of the Pythagoreans: a constant exercise.
The most important of the Pythagoreans' duties were to honor the gods and the heroes, to respect their parents and his benefactors and to help the application of the laws. They were not allowed to cut down any tree or to kill harmless animals.
Their teacher was loved and respected. If at some point the students argued with each other, all they had to say was "so said the teacher" and the arguing stopped. Once, Pythagoras house caught on fire and his students formed a bridge with their bodies to save him.
With teaching and living methods like the Pythagoreans’ the students became outstanding human beings. They never cursed or angered nor whined for their misfortunes. They knew no fear or danger and they never begged or flattered anybody.
C. Astronomy, Mathematics, Medicine, Music, Psychology and many other sciences owe a lot to Pythagoras as he was the one to set their grounds.
Pythagoras died at Metapontion of Italy in 497 BC, a few years before the Persian War. He willingly closed himself in a temple and starved. The aristocrats killed all his students except two because they taught to the world their democratic theories.
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