{"product_id":"the-golden-verses","title":"The Golden Verses - Pythagoras (Bilingual)","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eΟ Πυθαγόρας δεν έγραψε τίποτα όσο ζούσε. Ούτε καν το πυθαγόρειο θεώρημα. Κι όμως η γνώση και η σοφία του άλλαξαν τον κόσμο κι έφτασαν ως τις μέρες μας. Απόσταγμα της διδασκαλίας του θεωρούνται τα «χρυσά έπη», εβ­δομήντα ένα δίστιχα - πυξίδα για τη ζωή. Λειτουργώντας ως προτροπή, ρίχνουν σε μία κοίτη το ανθρώπινο και το θεϊκό στοι­χείο. Ορίζουν το σημείο σύ­γκλισης των δύο και μας δείχνουν πώς να κατακτήσουμε την ανώτερη αρετή στην καθημερινή πρακτική μας.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eΔίγλωσση έκδοση με σκληρό εξώφυλλο\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[from the Introduction]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePYTHAGOREAN WAY OF LIFE\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe testimonies of Plato and Isocrates show that Pythagoras was famous because he left as his legacy a way of life that continued to have supporters in the fourth century BC, in other words, a hundred years after his death! \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePythagoras concerned himself in particular with religious rites. Isocrates emphasized that Pythagoras, above anyone else, attached importance to sacrifices and temple rituals. Evidently, his interest in the journey of the soul after death required profound knowledge of all the rites connected with death. The Pythagorean way of life attached particular importance to the assiduous observance of religious rites; however, it was not a religion and there were no specific Pythagorean rituals. Pythagoras most probably taught a way of life that gave emphasis to particular aspects of ancient Greek religion.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA second characteristic of the way of life that he propounded was the fact that he attached great importance to dietary rules. There is no evidence concerning these rules before Aristotle, but both he and Aristoxenus make detailed references. Unfortunately, once again we are faced with contradictions in the accounts and so are unable to draw any safe conclusions. There are those who claim that Pythagoras was an advocate of vegetarianism, based on his belief in the reincarnation of souls. Eudoxus, a fourth-century mathematician and philosopher, relates that Pythagoras not only abstained from the eating of meat, but also avoided butchers and hunters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAccording to Dicaearchus, one of Pythagoras ’ s most well-known doctrines was that all living beings belong to the same family. Aristotle, however, relates that the Pythagoreans refrain from eating certain kind of offal (e.g., the heart), sea anemone and some other kinds of food, but not all animal products.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eApart from dietary rules, the sacrifice of animals was a common practice in ancient Greek religious worship. Aristotle mentions the following acusma: in answer to the question, ‘What of all is most befitting?’ Pythagoras replied, ‘To sacrifice.’ And because, in accordance with the evidence of both Aristotle and Aristoxenus, the consumption of meat was not totally prohibited, it is probable that eating the meat of sacrificial animals was permitted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePerhaps the most well-known dietary restriction attributed to Pythagoras was the forbiddance of beans, first attested to by Aristotle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable id=\"product-attribute-specs-table\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003ePages\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-th=\"Pages\"\u003e112\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-th=\"Publication Date\"\u003e2015\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-th=\"Publisher\"\u003eΑΙΩΡΑ \/ AIORA\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-th=\"ISBN\"\u003e9786185048693\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eBinding\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-th=\"Binding\"\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-th=\"Author\"\u003ePythagoras \/ David Connolly \/ Theodora Pasachidou\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium; color: #9e005d;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium; color: #9e005d;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Diavazo Greek Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40154014580925,"sku":"The Golden Verses","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/7574\/2397\/products\/the-golden-verses-pythagoras-bilingual-9360569.jpg?v=1765467731","url":"https:\/\/checkout.diavazo.co.uk\/products\/the-golden-verses","provider":"Diavazo Greek Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}