Who was Hermes Trismegistus? | The Hermetica Explained

The writings attributed to "thrice-great Hermes," whether the Corpus Hermeticum, the Nag Hammadi texts, the Emerald Tablet, or the Book of Thoth, have fascinated many people. Where do these texts come from? Are they Egyptian, Greek, or something else? Dr. Miano addresses the claims made by Peter Gandy, co-author of the book, The Hermetica: Lost Wisdom of the Pharaohs.

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► REFERENCES
Original video featuring Gandy:
   • The Hermetica: The Lost Wisdom of the...  

On the Egyptian god Thoth:
https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2xj8...
https://books.google.com/books?id=l15...

On the Book of Thoth:
https://sci-hub.do/https://doi.org/10...

On the origin of the Greek gods:
https://www.academia.edu/download/437...

An English translation of the Corpus Hermeticum:
https://ia802801.us.archive.org/17/it...

Books on Hermes Trismegistus:
https://amzn.to/2R6ev9A
https://amzn.to/3vwAN3z
https://amzn.to/3dVLtTk

On Hermes Trismegistus and Gnosticism:
https://brill.com/view/journals/vc/46...

On Marsilio Ficino:
https://sci-hub.do/https://doi.org/10...

More on the Hermetica:
   • Corpus Hermeticum - Introduction to H...  

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