Metekoranes

Metekoranes is remembered in the Orithenan tradition as an ancient theor (mathematical scholar) closely linked to Orithena and the The Teglon (tiling problem). Accounts focus on his contemplation of the problem on the The Decagon (temple forecourt) and on the ash fall that overtook the temple complex.

Portrayal and Traits

• Described as exceptionally gifted at plane geometry and habitually quiet in Dialogs (formal debates).
• Remembered as a contemplative figure whose attention centered on the Teglon’s difficult constraints.

Roles, Ideas, and Legacy

• Associated with the public Decagon where the Teglon was worked; tradition holds that he was still at the tiles when an ash fall buried the site.
• Some sources that accept the Old Lineage (rumored scholarly chain) name him—probably unwittingly—as its founder; others treat the connection as uncertain. See The Lineage.
• Accounts attribute to Metekoranes the view that the Teglon’s complete paving exists in the Hylaean Theoric World (ideal realm of forms), and that solving it requires uncommon insight into that realm.
• A chart at Orithena that organizes thinkers who sought to understand the Hylaean Theoric World presents a pruned “dowel” of names running from Cnoüs through Metekoranes and Protas, with Evenedric appearing later along the same line. This depiction treats Metekoranes as part of a central throughline rather than a peripheral school.

Excavation Notes

• Excavators at the Orithena site report a full-body cast recovered from ash that matches the legend: a figure standing with head bowed as if looking at tiles. Identification with Metekoranes is traditional but not proven, and is presented with appropriate caution at the site.

Relationships and Setting

• Placed among early Orithenan Theors (mathic scholars) active around the temple complex and its public proofs; specific contemporaries and teachers are not established in current sources.

Current Status

• Held to have perished when the ash fall overwhelmed the Decagon at Orithena. No authenticated writings or artifacts directly linked to him are presently cited.