From the sands of Alexandria via the Renaissance palaces of the Medicis to our own time, this spiritual adventure story traces the profound influence of Hermes Trismegistus--the "thrice-great one"--on the Western mind. From a fusion of the Egyptian god Thoth and the.
Considered by some a contemporary of Moses and a forerunner of Christ, this almost mythical figure arose in Alexandria during the fourth century B.
C.
For centuries, his name ranked among the most illustrious of the Ancient world.
From the sands of Alexandria via the Renaissance palaces of the Medicis to our own time, this spiritual adventure story traces the profound influence of Hermes Trismegistus--the "thrice-great one"--on the Western mind