Pythagoras was born in 570 B.C. and raised on the island of Samos, Greece. As a child he traveled around the world with his father, Mnesarchus, who was a merchant. His mother, Pythis, was a native of Samos. There is not a lot known about Pythagoras’ appearance or his siblings. It is said that he had two maybe three brothers. Pythagoras enjoyed poetry and could recite Homer. He was well educated, interested in mathematics, philosophy, astronomy, and music, as well as, learned to read