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During the 1st century BCE in [[Egypt]], the citizens of [[Hermopolis]] replaced [[Thoth]] with Hermes in the [[Temple of Thoth (Hermopolis)|Temple of Thoth]]. [[Berenike]], the Nomarch of the [[Faiyum Oasis]] wrote a commendation to the temple, extending her thanks for embracing Hermes and promised they would be well compensated.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> | During the 1st century BCE in [[Egypt]], the citizens of [[Hermopolis]] replaced [[Thoth]] with Hermes in the [[Temple of Thoth (Hermopolis)|Temple of Thoth]]. [[Berenike]], the Nomarch of the [[Faiyum Oasis]] wrote a commendation to the temple, extending her thanks for embracing Hermes and promised they would be well compensated.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | |||
*Hermes is regarded as one of the [[Twelve Olympians]], the major deities of the Greek pantheon. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
Revision as of 13:13, 18 September 2018
Hermes Trismegistus was an Isu revered as a Greek and Egyptian god of alchemy and magic. He was worshiped primarily by an ancient religious order called the Hermeticists.
Sometime in the sixth century BCE, Hermes Trismegistus met Pythagoras and his protégé Kyros of Zarax in the Greek desert. There, Hermes passed his staff onto Pythagoras, naming him his successor.[1]
During the 1st century BCE in Egypt, the citizens of Hermopolis replaced Thoth with Hermes in the Temple of Thoth. Berenike, the Nomarch of the Faiyum Oasis wrote a commendation to the temple, extending her thanks for embracing Hermes and promised they would be well compensated.[2]
Trivia
- Hermes is regarded as one of the Twelve Olympians, the major deities of the Greek pantheon.
Gallery
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An illustration of Hermes Trismegistus
Appearance
- Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (mentioned in papyrus only)
References
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