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Arignote or Arignota (/ ˌ æ r ɪ ɡ ˈ n oʊ t iː, ˌ æ r ɪ ɡ ˈ n oʊ t ə /; Greek: Ἀριγνώτη, Arignṓtē; fl. c. 500 BC) was a Pythagorean philosopher from Croton, Magna Graecia, or from Samos. She was known as a student of Pythagoras and Theano and, according to some traditions, their daughter as well.
Arignote was born in 6th century BCE Italy to Pythagoras and Theano, the founders of the Pythagorean society. She wrote several works on the Pythagorean teachings, such as the Sacred Discourses, and contributed to the belief that numbers are the essence of the universe.
The early Pythagoreans included Themistoclea, Theano, Arignote, Myia and Damo. With the possible exception of Themistoclea, these women were members of Pythagoras’ family. Late Pythagoreans, including Phintys, Aesara of Lucania, Perictione, (possibly) Perictione II, and Theano II can better be described as philosophers in the Pythagorean ...
- Mary Ellen Waithe
- 1987
Arignote is a character in a tale by Lucian, who uses magic to vanquish a haunting specter. The story is based on an earlier account by Pliny and is included in the Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology.
Arignote was one of the original or "early" Pythagoreans who contributed to the development of Pythagorean philosophy. She is credited with the sacred discourse on the eternal essence of number as the cause of all things, and with the concept of imitation and participation in the universe of order and harmony.
- Mary Ellen Waithe
- 1987
Dive into the profound teachings of Arignote, the ancient philosopher who masterfully compared life to a continually moving chariot wheel, illustrating the e...
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Arignote was one of the women philosophers in the Pythagorean school in ancient Greece. She was probably the daughter of Theano and Pythagoras, and may have written some works on philosophy.
