Quote by: Ptolemy

I know that I am mortal by nature, and ephemeral; but when I trace at my pleasure the windings to and fro of the heavenly bodies I no longer touch the earth with my feet: I stand in the presence of Zeus himself and take my fill of ambrosia


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  • NamePtolemy
  • DescriptionGreco-Egyptian writer of Alexandria
  • AliasesClaudius Ptolemaeus
  • Born100
  • Died160
  • CountryAncient Greece; Egypt; Ancient Rome
  • ProfessionMathematician; Geographer; Astronomer; Astrologer; Music Theorist; Philosopher; Writer; Musicologist