%0 Journal Article %T Gauss' hidden menagerie: from cyclotomy to supercharacters %A Stephan Ramon Garcia %A Trevor Hyde %A Bob Lutz %J Mathematics %D 2015 %I arXiv %X Gaussian periods, when viewed appropriately, exhibit a dazzling and eclectic host of visual qualities. This brief survey reviews the historical context and summarizes our current knowledge of graphical properties of Gaussian periods. %U http://arxiv.org/abs/1501.07507v3