# Omar Khayyam — Heretics character guide

> Omar Khayyam in Heretics by G. K. Chesterton.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Omar

**First appearance:** 0008-vii-omar-and-the-sacred-vine

## Who they are

A Persian poet and mathematician whose Rubaiyat is discussed in relation to hedonism.

## In the story

### [VII: Omar and the Sacred Vine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heretics_se/chapters/vii-omar-and-the-sacred-vine)

Chesterton attacks Omar's philosophy as pessimistic and joyless, arguing his wine-drinking is medicinal and rational, not celebratory.

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