Theodorus of Cyrene
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This article is about Theodorus the mathematician from Cyrene. For the atheist also from Cyrene, see Theodorus the Atheist.
Theodorus of Cyrene (Greek: Θεόδωρος ὁ Κυρηναῖος, translit. Theódōros ho Kyrēnaîos) was an ancient Greek mathematician who lived during the 5th century BC. The only first-hand accounts of him that survive are in three of Plato's dialogues: the Theaetetus, the Sophist, and the Statesman. In the former dialogue, he posits a mathematical construction now known as the Spiral of Theodorus.