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Trismegistus

Proper noun

Meaning

Trismegistus

The epithet of Hermes, the mythological author of the central text of hermeticism.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Davies (2009:8-9) Around this time the legendary figure of Hermes Trismegistus developed as a conflation of the Egyptian god Thoth and the Greek Hermes ; this figure was associated with writing and magic and, therefore, of books on magic. Source: Internet

The writings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus are a primary source of alchemical theory. Source: Internet

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