00:00 Intro
02:19 Thoth
03:14 The Ways of the Deities
05:26 The Book of Thoth
07:14 Sacred Animals
08:45 The Egyptian Deities
13:48 Interpretatio Graeca & Thrice Great
18:54 Sacred Writings & Knowledge
21:45 The Legend of Hermes Trismegistus
23:44 Conclusion

This video describes the origins of Hermes Trismegistus. It explains how Hermes Trismigistus's character is derived from the Egyptian deity Thoth and the Greek God Hermes due to "Interpretatio graeca", the cultural appropriation of Egyptian religion, and assimilation of Greek religion into Egyptian religion.

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Hermes, & Three Initiates. (2020). The Emerald Tablet of Hermes & the Kybalion: Two classic books on hermetic philosophy. Quicktime Press.

Leggett, J., Barnes, L., & Westlake, H. (2022a). History of the occult: Uncover arcane knowledge and enigmatic occultists. Future PLC.

Salaman, C., & Hermes. (2013). Asclepius: The perfect discourse of Hermes Trismegistus. Bloomsbury Academic.

Salaman, C., Oyen, D. van, Wharton, W. D., Mahé, J.-P., & Hermes. (2004). The way of Hermes: New translations of the Corpus Hermeticum and the Definitions of Hermes Trismegistus to Asclepius. Inner Traditions.

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