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'''Hermes''', also known as '''Hermes Trismegistus''', was an [[Isu]] craftsman who was later revered as a god by ancient [[Greece|Greeks]] and [[Egypt]]ians.
'''Hermes''', also known as '''Hermes Trismegistus''', was an [[Isu]] craftsman who was later revered as a god by ancient [[Greece|Greeks]] and [[Egypt]]ians.

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Hermes

Hermes, also known as Hermes Trismegistus, was an Isu craftsman who was later revered as a god by ancient Greeks and Egyptians.

His beliefs and philosophies eventually influenced the foundation of an ancient religious order called the Hermeticists.

Biography

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

Influence

5th century BCE

During the late 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. Hermes was also worshipped on the island of Kephallonia, where a statue in his likeness stood inside the Drogarati Cave.[2] In addition, the a staff called Hermes' Kerukeion ended up in the possession of the Spartan misthios Kassandra during the Peloponnesian War.[3]

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.[4]

Trivia

  • Hermes is regarded as one of the Twelve Gods, the major deities of the Greek pantheon.
  • In both Greek and Egyptian mythology, Hermes Trismegistus was a result of the fusion between the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth.
    • In Abrahamic mythology Hermes Trismegistus is connected to Enoch and the prophet Idris.

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