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Hermes Trismegistus

purported author of the Hermetic Corpus
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Hermes Trismegistus
Jean-Louis Durant (1654-1718) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Hermes Trismegistus is a pseudonym[1]. It has worked as a philosopher[2] and astrologer[3]. It ranks in the top 7% of pseudonym entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,919 views/month).[4]

Key Facts

  • Sex or gender: male[5]
  • Instance of: human whose existence is disputed[6], epithet[7]
  • Commons category: Hermes Trismegistus[8]
  • Said to be the same as: Thoth[9]
  • Given name: Hermes[10]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Hermes Trismegistus[11]
  • Commons gallery: Hermes Trismegistus[12]
  • Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[13], BEIC Digital Library[14], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[18], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[19], Otto's encyclopedia[20]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Ancient Greek[21]
  • Commons Creator page: Hermes Trismegistus[22]
  • Name in native language: Ἑρμῆς ὁ Τρισμέγιστος[23]
  • Culture: Hellenistic period[24]

Why It Matters

Hermes Trismegistus has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Works attributed to it include Emerald Tablet[27], a manuscript[28]; Corpus Hermeticum[29], a written work[30]; Poimandres[31], a literary work[32], written by Marsilio Ficino[33]; and Cyranides[34], a literary work[35], founded in 0150[36].

FAQs

What did Hermes Trismegistus do for work?

Hermes Trismegistus worked as a philosopher[2] and astrologer[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . MMDC (manuscripts database). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7w ago · Ronald Weiss · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pug authority id → 13226
    Described by source → Pauly–Wissowa, BEIC Digital Library, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +5
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Described by source: Corpus Paracelsisticum, Band 3"
  2. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q6914
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q6914, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  3. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 119068982
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  4. 16w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 390922
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  5. 18w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Svkkl authority id → 0280654-Hermes-Trismegistos
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0280654-Hermes-Trismegistos, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
  6. 23w ago · HannoWij · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Hermes Trismegistus
    Occupation → philosopher, astrologer
    Instance of → pseudonym, human whose existence is disputed, epithet
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Ancient Greek
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Bibale id: 64069"
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