Trismegistus

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Trismegistus

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τρισμέγιστος (Trismégistos, “thrice-great”), from τρῐ́ς (trĭ́s, “thrice”) + μέγιστος (mégistos, “greatest”). Compare Mycenaean Greek 𐀴𐀪𐀮𐀫𐀁 (ti-ri-se-ro-e, “triple hero”).

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The epithet of Hermes, the mythological author of the central text of hermeticism.

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@misc{trismegistus_2026,
  title = {Trismegistus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trismegistus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}