Sator Square Site

From the walls of Pompeii to medieval churches across Europe, this square has been protecting buildings for 2,000 years.

But is it just a word game? Historians argue over its meaning. Some say it was a Christian code (the letters can be rearranged to spell "Pater Noster" arranged as a cross). Others say it was a magic spell to protect granaries from fire or disease. sator square

Sator Square is a famous five-word Latin word square that forms a multidirectional palindrome From the walls of Pompeii to medieval churches

So, a very literal translation of the top row (SATOR AREPO TENET OPERA ROTAS) would be: Or more poetically: "The creator, Arepo, guides the works (wheels) carefully." guides the works (wheels) carefully."