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Hermes Trismegistus

Purported author of the Hermetic Corpus

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Is Hermes Trismegistus a real historical human?

Hermes Trismegistus is a legendary, syncretic figure—originating as a fusion of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth—credited in antiquity with the Hermetic writings but not attested as a v...

Jan 20, 2026

Did Hermes Trismagistos exist

Hermes Trismegistus is not a historically verifiable individual but a legendary, syncretic figure formed in Hellenistic Egypt by the blending of the Greek Hermes and the Egyptian Thoth, who became the...