Apollonius
Conic sections pioneer
Apollonius is a Greek name borne by several notable ancient figures.
The most famous is Apollonius of Rhodes, who wrote the epic *Argonautica* about Jason and the Golden Fleece.
Apollonius of Perga was a mathematician known for his work on conic sections.
Apollonius of Tyana was a philosopher some considered a miracle worker.
The name derives from Apollo, the Greek god.
Curves from cone cross-sections
- parabolaSymmetrical open plane curve
- ellipseConic section curve
- hyperbolaCurve with two branches
- geometryScience of spatial relationships
Alexandria · curves · sections · Euclid · tangent · locus · Greek · treatise
Of ancient Greek mathematics
- sageWisdom keeper or seasoning
- miracleSupernatural occurrence beyond explanation
- asceticOne who renounces indulgence
- paganNon-mainstream religion follower
biography · wanderer · mystic · healer · Asia Minor · Cappadocia · Rome · temple
Greek Aegean island
- epicImpressively grand in scope
- JasonCommon masculine name
- MedeaMythical infanticidal sorceress
- HellenisticOf post-Alexander Greek civilization
poet · librarian · Alexandria · voyage · Golden Fleece · Eros · Homer · Argo
conics
Curves from cone cross-sections
geometry · Alexandria · curves · sections · Euclid · tangent · locus · Greek · treatise · Ptolemy
Pythagorean
Of ancient Greek mathematics
- sageWisdom keeper or seasoning
- miracleSupernatural occurrence beyond explanation
- asceticOne who renounces indulgence
pagan · biography · wanderer · mystic · healer · Asia Minor · Cappadocia · Rome · temple · vegetarian
Rhodes
Greek Aegean island
Hellenistic · poet · librarian · Alexandria · voyage · Golden Fleece · Eros · Homer · Argo · hexameter
Greek
Of Athenian origin
saint · martyr · patriarch · bishop · Roman · Hellenistic · historical · personal · etymology · divine
- poetspoet, Homer, Dante, Milton, Emily Dickinson
- MathematiciansEuclid, Gauss, Euler, Archimedes, Pythagoras
- Ancient PoetsHomer, Sappho, Virgil, Ovid, Horace
- Ancient ScholarsPlato, Aristotle, Pythagoras, Euclid, Archimedes
- classical literatureHomer, Virgil, Ovid, Cicero, Plato
- Greek mathematicsEuclid, Archimedes, Pythagoras, geometry, theorem
Apolloniusrationalist
One guided by reason
logician · materialist · Aristotle · Euclid · Archimedes
ApolloniusJesus Christ
Christianity's central deity
Christ · Jesus of Nazareth · Saint Paul · Moses · Muhammad
ApolloniusHomer
Ancient Greek epic composer