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Hermes Trismegistus (lit. "Hermes the thrice-greatest") is a legendary figure that originated in the Hellenistic era who is said to have been a wise teacher. Texts attributed to him formed the basis for the Hermetic school of thought. | Hermes Trismegistus (lit. "Hermes the thrice-greatest") is a legendary figure that originated in the Hellenistic era who is said to have been a wise teacher. Texts attributed to him formed the basis for the Hermetic school of thought. | ||
Hermes Trismegistus originated from a syncretization between the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth.<ref>{{Cite Book|book=The Eternal Hermes: From Greek God to Alchemical Magus|publyear=1995|author=Antoine Faivre|page=p. 76-77|transl=Joscelyn Godwin|isbn={{ISBN|978-0-933999-52-7}}}}</ref> | Hermes Trismegistus originated from a syncretization between the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth, though he came to be considered distinct from them.<ref>{{Cite Book|book=The Eternal Hermes: From Greek God to Alchemical Magus|publyear=1995|author=Antoine Faivre|page=p. 76-77|transl=Joscelyn Godwin|isbn={{ISBN|978-0-933999-52-7}}}}</ref> | ||
===Design=== | ===Design=== | ||