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Hermes Trismegistus

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Sometime in the sixth century BCE, Hermes Trismegistus met Pythagoras and his protégé Kyros of Zarax in the desert; there, Hermes passed his staff on to Pythagoras, naming him his successor. Hermes Trismegistus (Greek: Ἑρμῆς ὁ Τρισμέγιστος, "thrice-great Hermes"; Latin: Mercurius ter Maximus) is the representation of the syncretic combination of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth. In Hellenistic Egypt, the Greeks recognised the congruence of their god Hermes with the Egyptian god Thoth. Subsequently the two gods were worshipped as one in what had been the Temple of Thoth in Khemnu, which the Greeks called Hermopolis. Hermes Trismegistus ("Thrice-Great Hermes") is the author of the Corpus Hermeticum and the spiritual founder of the Order of Hermes. The exact identity of Hermes Trismegistus is uncertain, with at least three possible interpretations popular among the Order. One is that this is the Hermes, the Greek god, patron of travelers, wizards and thieves. The second possibility is that this Hermes was a mortal man, or even a dynasty of mortal men--perhaps the "thrice-great" title is meant to refer to three generations of the same family? Some supporters of this theory identify Hermes with Pythagoras, the Greek philosopher who was known to have studied among Thoth cults in Egypt, although the Corpus Hermeticum was apparently written some centuries after his death. The final theory is that "Hermes" is

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Hermes Trismegistus (Greek: Ἑρμῆς ὁ Τρισμέγιστος, "thrice-great Hermes"; Latin: Mercurius ter Maximus) is the representation of the syncretic combination of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth. In Hellenistic Egypt, the Greeks recognised the congruence of their god Hermes with the Egyptian god Thoth. Subsequently the two gods were worshipped as one in what had been the Temple of Thoth in Khemnu, which the Greeks called Hermopolis. Sometime in the sixth century BCE, Hermes Trismegistus met Pythagoras and his protégé Kyros of Zarax in the desert; there, Hermes passed his staff on to Pythagoras, naming him his successor. Hermes Trismegistus ("Thrice-Great Hermes") is the author of the Corpus Hermeticum and the spiritual founder of the Order of Hermes. The exact identity of Hermes Trismegistus is uncertain, with at least three possible interpretations popular among the Order. One is that this is the Hermes, the Greek god, patron of travelers, wizards and thieves. The second possibility is that this Hermes was a mortal man, or even a dynasty of mortal men--perhaps the "thrice-great" title is meant to refer to three generations of the same family? Some supporters of this theory identify Hermes with Pythagoras, the Greek philosopher who was known to have studied among Thoth cults in Egypt, although the Corpus Hermeticum was apparently written some centuries after his death. The final theory is that "Hermes" is a meant allegorically; Hermes is not actually a god or a man, but an archetype representing communication, discovery and wisdom. For many in the Order, Hermes is all three of these at once, and the exact details of the Corpus' author are far less relevant than the metaphysical insight.