The Hermetica are texts attributed to the legendary Hellenistic figure Hermes Trismegistus, a syncretic combination of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth. These texts may vary widely in content and purpose, but by modern convention are usually subdivided into two main categories, the "technical" and "religio-philosophical" Hermetica.
14th-century Arabic manuscript of the Cyranides
First Latin edition of the Corpus Hermeticum, translated by Marsilio Ficino, 1471 CE
Hermes Trismegistus is a legendary Hellenistic period figure that originated as a syncretic combination of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth. He is the purported author of the Hermetica, a widely diverse series of ancient and medieval pseudepigraphica that lay the basis of various philosophical systems known as Hermeticism.
Hermes depicted with a kerykeion (caduceus), a kithara, a petasos (round hat) and a traveler's cloak, Vatican Museums
Thoout, Thoth Deux fois Grand, le Second Hermès, N372.2A, Brooklyn Museum
Hermes Trismegistus, floor mosaic in the Cathedral of Siena
Pages from a 14th-century Arabic manuscript of the Cyranides, a text attributed to Hermes Trismegistus