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Hermes Trismegistus (Greek for "Hermes the thrice-greatest", Greek: Ερμης ο Τρισμεγιστος) or Mercurius ter Maximus in Latin, is the syncretism of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian Thoth. In Hellenistic Egypt, the god Hermes was given as epithet the Greek name of Thoth. He has also been identified with Enoch. Other similar syncretized gods include Serapis and Hermanubis. Hermes Trismegistus might also be explained in Euhemerist fashion as a man who was the son of the god, and in the Kabbalisti ... Including:

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Both Thoth and Hermes were gods of writing and of magic in their respective cultures. Thus the Greek god of interpretive communication was combined with the Egyptian god of wisdom as a patron of astrology and alchemy. In addition, both gods were psychopomps, guiding souls to the afterlife. The majority of Greeks, and later Romans, did not accept Hermes Trismegistus in the place of Hermes. The two gods remained distinct from one another. Cicero noted several individuals referred to as "Hermes": the fifth, who is worship ...

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HERMES TRISMEGISTUS
(Probably Apollonius of Tyana.) His major teaching: "As above, so below." (Or as we can add, "As within, without.")
 
 

 
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The origins of the association of Vulcan to alchemy is from Egyptian and Greek mythology. In modern times the Renaissance physician/alchemist Paracelsus re-introduced the mythological figure of Vulcan as the patron deity of alchemy and as symbolic of the hermetic art. To Paracelsus Vulcan was synonymous with both the alchemist/physician’s manipulation of fire, heating and distilling of nature’s properties for medicine, and the transforming power and creative potential locked within Man, the greater invisible Man or a ...

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Hermeticism is either of two things: A tradition of study and practice of occult philosophy and magic. The deliberate use of obscure, convoluted, or esoteric imagery in various arts. Hermeticism - Hermeticism as Magic. Hermeticism is the study and practice of occult philosophy and magic, of a type associated with writings attributed to the god Hermes Trismegistus, "Thrice-Greatest Hermes," a syncretistic deity who combines aspects of the Greek god Hermes an ... Including:

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The Emerald Tablet, also known as Smaragdine Table, Tabula Smaragdina, or The Secret of Hermes, is an ancient text purporting to reveal the secret of the primordial substance and its transmutations. Its claims to be the work of Hermes Trismegistus ("Hermes the Thrice-Great"), a legendary Egyptian sage or god, variously identified with the Egyptian god Thoth and/or the Greek god Hermes. This short and cryptic text was highly regarded by European alchemists as the foundation of their art, ... Including:

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• Emerald Tablet - Textual history
• Emerald Tablet - Influence
• Emerald Tablet - External link
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Hermetica is a category of popular Late Antique literature purporting to contain secret wisdom, and generally attributed to Hermes Trismegistus, "thrice-great Hermes", a syncretism of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian Thoth. A collection of several such Greek texts from the second and third centuries, survivors from a more extensive literature, were compiled into a Corpus Hermeticum by Italian scholars during the Renaissance. Other Hermetic works, however, existed in Syriac, Arabic, Armenian, Coptic, and other languages.

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• Hermetica - Influences and style
• Hermetica - Authorship and audience
• Hermetica - Hermetica outside the corpus
• Hermetica - The Corpus Hermeticum in the Renaissance
• Hermetica - Contents of the Corpus Hermeticum

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Hermeticism is the study and practice of occult philosophy and magic, of a type associated with writings attributed to the god Hermes Trismegistus, "Thrice-Greatest Hermes," a syncretistic deity who combines aspects of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth. Hermeticism is also associated with astrology and alchemy. These beliefs were influential in European occult lore, especially from the Renaissance forward, when the Hermetic Corpus was translated by Marsilio Ficino in1463 (published in 1471). This was on the instructions of Cosimo de'Medici who saw them a ...

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