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Ancient · 6th c. BC

Who influenced Theano?

Influences

Pythagorean philosopher of number and harmony, remembered as the school's first woman.

Theano was influenced by Pythagoras. That is 1 line of the 448 documented lines of influence between the 279 thinkers on this map.

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Who was Theano?

Theano was a Pythagorean philosopher of the 6th century BC, described as the wife or student of Pythagoras, though some sources make her the wife of Brontinus. Her birthplace and parentage are uncertain.

Antiquity attributed many Pythagorean writings to her, including letters and fragments of treatises, but modern scholars consider them all spurious.

Summarized from the lead of the Wikipedia article.

Who influenced Theano?

1 direct influence on this map, earliest first.

The line of teachers behind Theano

The longest documented line of influence ending at Theano runs 3 generations back, to Thales of Miletus.

  1. Thales of Miletus
  2. Anaximander
  3. Pythagoras
  4. Theano

Two steps away from Theano

Indirect influences

Contemporaries of Theano

Thinkers on this map born within 25 years of Theano, with no direct line between them.

Theano by the numbers

Direct influences
1
Direct followers
0
Thinkers upstream
3
Thinkers downstream
0
Wikipedia languages
35 — #49 of 54 among ancient philosophers
Card rarity
Rare

Questions about Theano

Who influenced Theano?
Pythagoras.
Who did Theano influence?
No later thinker on this map is recorded as drawing directly on Theano.
When did Theano live?
6th c. BC. The map files Theano under the ancient world.
How rare is the Theano card?
Wikipedia carries an article on Theano in 35 languages, which makes it a Rare card. Legendary starts at 100 languages, Epic at 50 and Rare at 25.

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