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**Sheestgag** · 07-11-2009, 01:33 AM

120

The number 5 is in chapter 5. Five is the number of the Goddess as in the five pointed star, Roman numeral V (as mons veneris) and the travels of the planet Venus (see Desantillana--Prologue to Parmenides) and in chapter 5 Lorenza is identified with Sophia.

5! (per nnyhav)=120 and 120 (babylonian)saroi=432000, another important astronomical number (see Campbell, In All Her Names).

120 is also a symbol of the Triune God:

"The directional poles are critical to the interpretation of the numerical symbolism. The number 1 is associated with north and always represents the Creator God. The number 2 represents the Generative Word and zero is a placeholder that makes this a 3-digit number, and 3 is associated with the Spirit of God. With this in mind, the symbolism of the number 120 seems to be that the lifespan of the sons of Adam is the exclusive knowledge of God, God’s Generative Word and God’s Spirit."

Just Genesis: Methuselah's Real Age

In Genesis, 120 represents the span of human life.

The number comes right out of the blue in FP describing the Rosicrucian tower just before the chapter on the Name. In their sense it represents more of a life span at the end of which a secret is revealed. Rosencreutz' headstone says: see you in 120 years.

Eco certainly wants us to see it--it feels like every 10 pages--and you're correct, he was not sloppy about such things.

07-11-2009, 01:33 AM	#24
Sheestgag Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 511 Senior Member	120 The number 5 is in chapter 5. Five is the number of the Goddess as in the five pointed star, Roman numeral V (as mons veneris) and the travels of the planet Venus (see Desantillana--Prologue to Parmenides) and in chapter 5 Lorenza is identified with Sophia. 5! (per nnyhav)=120 and 120 (babylonian)saroi=432000, another important astronomical number (see Campbell, In All Her Names). 120 is also a symbol of the Triune God: "The directional poles are critical to the interpretation of the numerical symbolism. The number 1 is associated with north and always represents the Creator God. The number 2 represents the Generative Word and zero is a placeholder that makes this a 3-digit number, and 3 is associated with the Spirit of God. With this in mind, the symbolism of the number 120 seems to be that the lifespan of the sons of Adam is the exclusive knowledge of God, God’s Generative Word and God’s Spirit." Just Genesis: Methuselah's Real Age In Genesis, 120 represents the span of human life. The number comes right out of the blue in FP describing the Rosicrucian tower just before the chapter on the Name. In their sense it represents more of a life span at the end of which a secret is revealed. Rosencreutz' headstone says: see you in 120 years. Eco certainly wants us to see it--it feels like every 10 pages--and you're correct, he was not sloppy about such things.
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