# Pythagoras — The Hashish Eater character guide

> Pythagoras in The Hashish Eater by Fitz Hugh Ludlow.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0011-viii-vos-non-vobis-wherein-the-pythagorean-is-a-bystander

## Who they are

The ancient philosopher of transmigration and number whose doctrines haunt the narrator's visions, lending the hashish experiments their subtitle and their claim to spiritual seriousness.

## Relationships

### [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hashish_eater_se/characters/narrator)

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Pythagoras is a historical figure who appears in the Narrator's visions, representing mathematical and mystical knowledge.

### [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hashish_eater_se/characters/narrator)

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Pythagoras is a historical figure who appears in the Narrator's visions, representing mathematical and mystical knowledge.

## In the story

### [The Hashish Eater](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hashish_eater_se/chapters/the-hashish-eater)

Referenced in the subtitle 'Life of a Pythagorean', indicating the philosophical framework of the narrative.

### [XIV: Hail! Pythagoras](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hashish_eater_se/chapters/xiv-hail-pythagoras)

Invoked as the ancient sage who shared the same hashish-inspired vision; the narrator believes Pythagoras derived his system from hashish.

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