Gods with Numbers

Numerology is an esoteric science using numbers and the values these numbers have from the perspective
of philosophy and psychology. Numbers in numerology are considered as having qualities, and not merely
as mathematical objects for use in arithmetical calculations. They are indeed abstract objects which
express philosophical or psychological principles, and in essence express the varied phenomena in the world
experienced by man. From the view point of numerology man is in the world and consequently numbers
describe world phenomena as elements which form the basis of human existence.
Modern forms of numerology have developed from the knowledge which was kept by early cultures, and in
particular from ancient Greek philosophy and also the philosophy of other nations of the world. The basis of
early philosophy is the knowledge of myths. Consequently numerological knowledge derives from
mythology and philosophy. Thus a source of numerology is philosophy and a source of philosophy are myths
and therefore numerology is a derivative of myths.
The founder of numerology in ancient Greece was Pythagoras who brought knowledge of numbers to
Greece from the east and consequently the science about numbers can be called "Pythagorean
numerology", but it is necessary to remember that the numerology of Pythagoras is interconnected to other
numerological knowledge which exists in other cultures.
Text by Sergey Leonidovich Panphilov, amended for clarity
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One would like to agree whole-heartedly with Sergeys comments. The path from myth to philosophy to
numerology is a logical one. However, tracing those links doesnt bring much clarity, as can be seen in the following
table. Different authorities assign different numbers to the pantheon of gods and goddesses. Perhaps this is not so
surprising. Like humans, the gods have complex characters and what one person considers as an essential attribute
of a god another may regard as peripheral. As we cannot go back to a living Greek culture, there is little else that can
be done without immersing ourselves in the totality of ancient Greek literature.
This is rather a disappointing conclusion. One would have hoped that the archetypal nature of numbers would have
been more visible in ancient cultures. Jung regarded number as the underlying basis for the archetypes of the
collective unconscious. They arent expressed in their pure form but take on the garb of the archetype that will
express their meaning. Hence they appear in disguise, so to speak.
Myths, dreams, intuitions and creativity all hint at the underlying characteristics of numbers. But it is a long road to
get to the truth.
If you want to associate a number to a god, youll have to understand the essential characteristics of the number and
see which god(dess) expresses those particular characteristics. There is no right or wrong. It all boils down to how
well the link between the two feels to you.


Numbers and Greek and Roman mythology

1 Apollo Zeus, Prometheus Ares Zeus
2 Eros/Cupid Isis, Rhea, Selene Artemis, Hecate Athena
3 Kronos/Saturn Hecate Hermes Demeter, Rhea, Hera
4 Hercules Zeus/Jupiter Hera Poseidon
5 Aphrodite,Boubastia,Nemesis Hermes/Mercury Athena Ares, Hades
6 Amphitrite,Kosmos Aphrodite/Venus Zeus,Poseidon,Hades, Hestia Apollo, Adonis
7 Athena Athena/Minerva Hephaestus, Prometheus Aphrodite
8 Euterpe, Cadmia Demeter/Ceres Apollo, Dionysus Hermes
9 Hera, Oceanus,Hephaestus Hephaestus/Vulcan Aphrodite Artemis
10 Atlas, Kosmos, Phanes,Ourania

Persephone, Psyche

"The Theology of Arithmetic"
"The Enigma of
Numbers" Philosophy and mythology "Magician's Tables"

by Robin Waterfield by Lance Storm of Pythagorean numerology Alan Richardson





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