Hermeticism (poetry)
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Hermeticism in poetry, or hermetic poetry, is a form of obscure and difficult poetry, as of the Symbolist school, wherein the language and imagery are subjective, and where the suggestive power of the
Hermetic poet and Nobel laureate Salvatore Quasimodo
Hermes Trismegistus
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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,
Hermeticism (poetry)
…and imagery are subjective, and where the suggestive power of the sound of words is as important as their meaning. The name alludes to the mythical Hermes Trismegistus. Hermeticism was influential in the Renaissance, after the translation into Latin of a compilation of Greek Hermetic treatises called the Corpus…
16th century European depiction of Hermes Trismegistus as an old sage and teacher
Hermes depicted with a winged kerykeion, a kithara, a petasos and chlamys.
Ancient Egyptian statue of the ibis-headed Thoth.
Youthful, athletic Hermes-Thoth, identified by Maat feather between his headdress-wings.