Papyrus, dated 75–125 A.D. describing one of the oldest diagrams of Euclid's Elements
ἀεὶ ὁ θεὸς γεωμετρεῖ
Aei ho theos geōmetreî.
"God always geometrizes" — Plato
Plutarch elaborated on this phrase in his essay Πῶς Πλάτων ἔλεγε τὸν θεὸν ἀεί γεωμετρεῖν "What is Plato’s meaning when he says that god always applies geometry".Based on the phrase of Plato, above, a present day mnemonic for π (pi) was derived:
ἀεὶ ὁ θεὸς ὁ μέγας γεωμετρεῖ τὸ σύμπαν
Aeì ho theòs ho mégas geōmetreî tò sýmpan.
Always the great god applies geometry to the universe
π = 3.1415926...
| ἀεὶ | ὁ | θεὸς | ὁ | μέγας | γεωμετρεῖ | τὸ | σύμπαν |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | 1 letter | 4 letters | 1 letter | 5 letters | 9 letters | 2 letters | 6 letters |
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