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Hermes Trismegistus

Hermes Trismegistus was an Isu revered as a Greek and Egyptian god of alchemy and magic. His beliefs and philosophies influenced the foundation of an ancient religious order called the Hermeticists.

History

6th century BCE

Sometime in the sixth century BCE, Hermes Trismegistus met Pythagoras and his protégé Kyros of Zarax in a Greek desert. There, Hermes passed his staff onto Pythagoras, naming him his successor.[1]

Influence

5th century BCE

Statues of Hermes were used all over the Peloponnese and the Greek islands as message boards on which bounties, contracts and other miscellanea were posted.[2]

1st century BCE

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 promising they would be well compensated.[3]

Trivia

  • Hermes is regarded as one of the Twelve Gods, the major deities of the Greek pantheon.

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Appearance

References


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