and the Golden Ratio
The Egyptians thought that the golden ratio was sacred.� Therefore, it was very important in their religion.� They used the golden ratio when building temples and places for the dead.� If the proportions of their buildings weren't according to the golden ratio, the deceased might not make it to the afterlife or the temple would not be pleasing to the gods.� As well, the Egyptians found the golden ratio to be pleasing to the eye.� They used it in their system of writing and in the arrangement of their temples.� The Egyptians were aware that they were using the golden ratio, but they called it the "sacred ratio."
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