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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 19 November 2024. Ancient Greek deity and herald of the gods For other uses, see Hermes (disambiguation). Hermes God of boundaries, roads, travelers, merchants, thieves, athletes, shepherds, commerce, speed, cunning, language, oratory, wit, and messages Member of the Twelve Olympians Hermes Ingenui ...
Hermes Trismegistus (from Ancient Greek: Ἑρμῆς ὁ Τρισμέγιστος, "Hermes the Thrice-Greatest"; Classical Latin: Mercurius ter Maximus) is a legendary Hellenistic period figure that originated as a syncretic combination of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth. [1]
In Greek mythology, Hermaphroditus (/ hərˌmæfrəˈdaɪtəs / ⓘ; Ancient Greek: Ἑρμαφρόδιτος, romanized: Hermaphróditos, [hermapʰróditos]) was a child of Aphrodite and Hermes. According to Ovid, he was born a remarkably beautiful boy whom the naiad Salmacis attempted to rape and prayed to be united with forever.
Hermeticism, or Hermetism, is a philosophical and religious tradition rooted in the teachings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus, a syncretic figure combining elements of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth. [ a ] This system encompasses a wide range of esoteric knowledge, including aspects of alchemy, astrology, and theurgy, and has ...
The Corpus Hermeticum is a collection of 17 Greek writings whose authorship is traditionally attributed to the legendary Hellenistic figure Hermes Trismegistus, a syncretic combination of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth. [1] The treatises were originally written between c. 100 and c. 300 CE, [2] but the collection as known today ...
Hermes was also responsible for protecting livestock and presided over the spheres associated with fertility, music, luck, and deception. [9] The son of Zeus and Maia, Hermes is the messenger of the gods, and a psychopomp who leads the souls of the dead into the afterlife. He was depicted either as a handsome and athletic beardless youth, or as ...
The Hermes of Andros (Greek: Ερμής της Άνδρου) is a large Roman marble sculpture of the Greek god Hermes, god of commerce and messengers, unearthed in the Aegean island of Andros, Greece. The sculpture was discovered in 1832, just two years following Greece's independence from the Ottoman Empire, and originally displayed in the ...
The Odyssey. The Odyssean gods are the ancient Greek gods referenced in Homer 's Odyssey. The story's major gods include Athena, Poseidon, Calypso and Circe; minor gods include Ino, Hermes, Zeus, and Heracles.