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Hermes Trismegistus

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Hermes Tris·me·gis·tus  (trsm-jsts, trz-)
n. Mythology
Hermes as identified with the Egyptian god Thoth, the legendary author of works on alchemy, astrology, and magic.
[Medieval Latin Herms Trismegistus, from Greek Herms trismegistos : Herms, Hermes + trismegistos, thrice greatest (tris, thrice; see trei- in Indo-European roots + megistos, greatest; see meg- in Indo-European roots).]


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Magia, alchimia, scienza dal '400 al '700: L'influsso di Ermete Trismegisto / Magic, Alchemy and Science: The Influence of Hermes Trismegistus.
Magia, alchimia, scienza dal '400 al '700: L'influsso di Ermete ... by Pereira, Michela / Renaissance Quarterly
They analyze Ficino's exegesis of other dialogues such as the Ion (15), the Timaeus (11), and the Parmenides (8, 10); or they treat particular themes in Ficino's thought such as his theory of the soul and the five substances (1, 8), his demonology (14), his exposition of the Hercules myth (13), or his relationship to Hermes Trismegistus (12).
Plato's Third Eye: Studies in Marsilio Ficino's Metaphysics and Its ... by Hankins, James / Renaissance Quarterly
And in the concluding three sections I will propose that Descartes's thought took shape as an itinerary across a discursive field structured not only by the scholastic texts to which modern Cartesian scholarship has so insistently drawn attention, but also (and decisively) by two diametrically opposed groups of texts: the "philosophical" writings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus and the theological writings of Jean Calvin.
The dreamer's path: Descartes and the Sixteenth Century by Keefer, Michael H. / Renaissance Quarterly
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