Hermes Trismegistus
noun
Her·mes Tris·me·gis·tus
ˈhər-(ˌ)mēz-ˌtri-smə-ˈji-stəs 
: a legendary author of works embodying magical, astrological, and alchemical doctrines
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Hermes Trismegistus was the god of the occult and magic, worshipped by the ancient Greeks in the Ptolemaic Kingdom.
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