Of All Numbers, Why Three?


In the realms of numbers, a lone digit attracts hoards of notice from writers. Proof of that are “The Three Muskeeters,” “Three Blind Mice” , etc.

Another confirmation of the fact is in novels. The protagonist generally teams up with duos therefore summing up into trios. A book of that example is Harry Potter Series. (Wingardium Leviosa)

So, writers, what is in three? Answer me! Google does not show anything ( or maybe I just don’t know what to search.)

15 thoughts on “Of All Numbers, Why Three?”

  1. The ancient Pythagoreans (and many other cultures as well) thought highly of number 3. You can definitely see this number often appear in several religions (trinity, 3 jewels of Buddhism, etc) and many other ancient writings.

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      1. You have the 12 disciples of a man named Jesus, the 12 tribes of Israel, the 12 disciples of Buddha, the 12 Imam rulers following Mohammed, the 12 gods of the Pantheon led by Zeus, the 12 commanders of Zoroaster, the 12 days of Christmas, the 12 zodiac signs, the god Odin who had 12 sons, 12 hours in a day, 12 hours in the night, seconds and minuted as multiples of 12, the 12 months in a year, and so on and so on! It was believed by theology scholars that 12 was the divine number resulting to a lot of sacred texts dealing with the number 12 that predates the mainstream religion today (Christianity, Islam, and Judaism). 🙂

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