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Hermetic books ancient metaphysical works dealing essentially with the idea of the complete community of all beings and objects. Authorship of the books was attributed to the Egyptian god of wisdom, Thoth, whose name was sometimes translated into Greek as Hermes Trismegistus [Thoth the thrice great] and was therefore equated with the Greek god Hermes. The books treat of a variety of subjects, including magic, astrology, and alchemy, and were particularly influential in the 3d cent. with the Neoplatonists and in France and England in the 17th cent.

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Hermetic books. A collection of Greek and Latin religious and philosophical writings ascribed to Hermes Trismegistus, a later name for the Egyptian God Thoth, who was believed to be the father and protector of all knowledge. They probably date from the mid-1st to the late-3rd cent. AD.

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