Thereafter was inspired by the sacred trinity of ancient Egypt consisting of Ausar, Auset and Heru, and the related symbolism of Egypt?s mystical triangle as described by Plutarch in volume V of his work Moralia. The Ancient Egyptians believed in an animated universe where all things are permeated by energetic forces containing a soul. Moreover, numbers did not only express quantities but also principles of nature and their related energy. Like every other component of the universe, numbers were also male and female.