# Omar Khayyam — Heretics character guide

> Omar Khayyam in Heretics by G. K. Chesterton.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Omar

**First appearance:** 0008-vii-omar-and-the-sacred-vine

## Who they are

A Persian poet and mathematician whose Rubaiyat is discussed in relation to hedonism.

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