Corpus Hermeticum

The Corpus Hermeticum, also called Poimandres after the title of the first text (Greek: Ποιμάνδρης "shepherd of men", from ποιμήν poimén "shepherd" and ἀνήρ anēr "man, human being"; Old Egyptian: Peime-nte-rê "Wisdom of Re"), is a collection of Greek treatises in epistolary, dialogue and sermon form on the origin of the world, the shape of the cosmos and human and divine wisdom. Hermes Trismegistus, to whom a multitude of religious, astrological and magical writings were attributed, was considered the author in ancient times.

Literature

• Frances A. Yates: Giordano Bruno and the Hermetic Tradition. London/New York 1964. Paperback London/Chicago 1991. ISBN 0-226-95007-7