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Philosophy is nothing else than striving through constant contemplation and saintly piety to attain knowledge of God.

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Hermes Trismegistus is a legendary Hellenistic period figure that originated as a syncretic combination of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth. He is the purported author of the Hermetica, a widely diverse series of ancient and medieval pseudepigraphica that laid the basis of various philosophical systems known as Hermeticism.

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Native Name: Ἑρμῆς ὁ Τρισμέγιστος

Alternative Names: Trismegistus

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Philosophy is nothing else than striving through constant contemplation and saintly piety to attain knowledge of God. - Hermes Trismegistus

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