Do The Ancients like the number 3? (Details/Spoilers from "Suspicion")

[disforw]

yea i mentioned that there was alot of triangles in SGA

[danielctull]

I'm sure there's only 36 glyph's on the Stargate.

Each Cheveron has 3 glyphs between it and the next. So thats 9 lots of 3 glyphs = 27.

Plus the one that the Cheveron's sitting on so 9 lots of 1 = 9.

27+9= 36 glyphs.

So where has 39 come from? Although 36 is still a multiple of 3. And 6. And 9.

Edit: Looking at the picture on SciFi, it looks more than 36. However on my DVD boxsets, they all have 36 glyphs.

[Z_2]

I'm sure there's only 36 glyph's on the Stargate.

Each Cheveron has 3 glyphs between it and the next. So thats 9 lots of 3 glyphs = 27.

Plus the one that the Cheveron's sitting on so 9 lots of 1 = 9.

27+9= 36 glyphs.

So where has 39 come from? Although 36 is still a multiple of 3. And 6. And 9.

Edit: Looking at the picture on SciFi, it looks more than 36. However on my DVD boxsets, they all have 36 glyphs.

That is wild! The boxset art is off? Can you post a pic or point me to where I can see the glyphs?

Well, here's one source indicating the 39: MGM SG-1 FAQs

[danielctull]

Picture of Season 2 box set in UK

You can clearly see 4 glyphs per cheveron, and a total of 36 glyphs.

[Z_2]

So, that brings up a newbie question: Why are only 36 glyphs on the Stargate?

[danielctull]

So, that brings up a newbie question: Why are only 36 glyphs on the Stargate?

To all people in the UK, notice that the single DVD's have a 3D gate in the background on the cover and also show 3 or 4 cheverons resting perfectly on the glyphs thus 4 glyphs to one chevron likened to the picture on the box set.

Also not on that picture the Eye Of Ra symbol, which I am positive is not a glyph. Or is it Abydos' PoO? And if so, could that mean Abydos' gate has 36 symbols?

[Z_2]

Is putting 36 glyphs on the Stargate an artistic license thing? But, daniel, like you said, at least 36 is still a multiple of 3. I'd have to modify my Stargate dialing system idea, though.

[danielctull]

Is putting 36 glyphs on the Stargate an artistic license thing?

I was thinking that. Maybe it's because just easier to draw a gate with them being evenly spaced!

[Jarnin]

Well, the Pegasus galaxy is a spheroidal dwarf galaxy with a diameter of about 2,000 light years. The Milky Way is spiral galaxy that is about 100,000 light years in diameter. Perhaps they needed more symbols for the gate in the Milky Way because of the farther distances involved.

Since the Asgard galaxy is also a dwarf galaxy their gates should also have 36 symbols.

[nomadtw]

has it ever even been discussed that the asgard galaxy has stargates beyond the one that oneil reached from our gate on the asgard homeworld

[Starlilica]

Wow, you all have put a little thought into this! Well, all I have to contribute is this: thoughout history, the number 3 has been significant to ancient cultures and superstitions.

In Greek mythology, there were three Fates, three Graces and three Furries. In the Bible, triple-six is consider to be unholy (six being a multipule of three and there being three of them) and the Trinity is made up of three holy beings. In the short story "The Monkey's Paw", one is allowed three wishes, which is also akin to the Geinie of the Lamp stories.

In short, I do think the Ancients favored the number three. Its seems logical that the writes would place it in SG-1/Atlantis because of it's significance in history. I wish I had more to present, but I was just pulling that out of my head, as I am too lasy to research it at the moment.

Also, if anyone care, three is my favorite number as well as my lucky one. ^.^

[Lord You]

From an engineer's point-of-view.... A triangle make the most stable platform of all the geometric shapes, and it forms a really efficient truss too. Even if the triangle wasn't religiously important to the Ancients, it would have been important for structural engineers among others.