Mercury Trismegistus
Legendary Egyptian theologian-sage, called "Trismegistus" (thrice-greatest) by the Gentiles. Traditionally regarded as near-contemporary with Moses and the most ancient of Gentile sages.
Works
Preface and Praise of Sacred Scripture
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Section One
— Called "that famous Egyptian Theologian, nearly contemporary with Moses"; said "The universe is a book of divinity"
"That famous Egyptian Theologian, nearly contemporary with Moses, Mercury, in the opinion of the Gentiles called Trismegistus"
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Moses as the Most Ancient Theologian, Philosopher, Poet, and Historian
— The most ancient of all Gentile sages; Augustine says he was grandson of the elder Mercury, contemporary of Prometheus
"even Mercury Trismegistus himself, who was the most ancient of all"
Commentary on the Pentateuch of Moses
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Argumentum
— Most ancient of all; per Augustine, was grandson of the elder Mercury; his maternal grandfather Atlas was a contemporary of Prometheus who flourished when Moses lived
"indeed even Mercury Trismegistus himself, who was the most ancient of all"
Chapter I (The Six Days of Creation)
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God (Elohim): Thirteen Definitions
— Quoted for the thirteenth definition of God: matter more subtle than air, etc.
""Matter is more subtle than air, the soul more than air, the mind more than the soul, God Himself more than the mind," says Hermes Trismegistus."