Epiphany

• Epiphany was an expression in Ancient Greek meaning a sudden realisation.
• Epiphany is also a Christian feast day celebrated on January 6th.

Description

• Originally, Epiphany referred to a new understanding achieved by the intervention of the Gods.
• In recent times, Epiphany has come to mean a leap of understanding.
• Archimedes had his Epiphany when he shouted Eureka ‘I have found (it)’, when he suddenly understood how to estimate the volume of a mass by its displacement in water. His inspiration came from climbing into a bath of water, and observing how the level of water rose.