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Hermetica

also known as Corpus Hermeticum, the Hermetic writings

Definition

The body of sacred-philosophical texts attributed to Hermes Trismegistus — dialogues on God, cosmos, and mind composed in Greco-Roman Egypt. Rediscovered in the Renaissance, the Corpus Hermeticum became the wellspring of Western Hermeticism.

Etymology

From Hermes, the Greek name of the thrice-great sage; 'Hermetica' — the writings of Hermes.

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