Your American History Reference Guide!
- Gnothi seauton

HistoryMania Information Site on Gnothi seauton American History American History Search        American History Browse welcome to our free resource site for all enthusiasts!

Gnothi seauton

(Redirected from Gnothi Seauton)

Definition of: gnothi seauton gnothi seauton (Greek): Know thyself. (A precept inscribed in gold letters over the portico of the temple at Delphi. Its authorship has been ascribed to Pythagoras, to several of the wise men of Greece, and to Phemonoe, a mythical Greek poetess. According to Juvenal, this precept descended from heaven.)

The Latin rendering of this axiom is temet nosce, which in The Matrix is inscribed above the entrance to the Oracle's kitchen.

Bron: http://www.sacklunch.net/Latin/G/gnothiseauton.html

The contents of this article are licensed from Wikipedia.org under the
GNU Free Documentation License. How to see transparent copy
Search | Browse | Contact | Legal info