Corpus Hermeticum
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The Corpus Hermeticum is a collection of Hellenistic philosophical and mystical writings attributed to the legendary figure Hermes Trismegistus, foundational to the Western esoteric and Hermetic traditions.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hermetic corpus | 2 |
| Corpus Hermeticum canonical | 1 |
| Hermetic Corpus | 1 |
| Hermetic tractate I | 1 |
| Hermetic tractate XIII | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2282967 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Corpus Hermeticum Context triple: [Hermeticism, associatedWithText, Corpus Hermeticum]
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A.
Orphic Mysteries
The Orphic Mysteries were an ancient Greek religious movement centered on the mythical figure Orpheus, emphasizing personal salvation, purification rites, and a dualistic view of the soul’s imprisonment in the body.
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B.
Enneads
Enneads is the foundational collection of philosophical writings by Plotinus that systematizes Neoplatonism and profoundly influenced later Western and Islamic thought.
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C.
Emerald Tablet
The Emerald Tablet is a legendary Hermetic text attributed to Hermes Trismegistus, famed for its cryptic aphorisms on alchemy and the unity of the cosmos.
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D.
Shenoutean corpus
The Shenoutean corpus is the body of Coptic monastic and theological writings attributed to Shenoute of Atripe, a major source for understanding late antique Egyptian Christianity and monasticism.
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E.
Orphic Hymns
The Orphic Hymns are a collection of ancient Greek religious poems attributed to Orpheus, used in mystery cult rituals to invoke and honor various gods and cosmic forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Corpus Hermeticum Target entity description: The Corpus Hermeticum is a collection of Hellenistic philosophical and mystical writings attributed to the legendary figure Hermes Trismegistus, foundational to the Western esoteric and Hermetic traditions.
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A.
Orphic Mysteries
The Orphic Mysteries were an ancient Greek religious movement centered on the mythical figure Orpheus, emphasizing personal salvation, purification rites, and a dualistic view of the soul’s imprisonment in the body.
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B.
Enneads
Enneads is the foundational collection of philosophical writings by Plotinus that systematizes Neoplatonism and profoundly influenced later Western and Islamic thought.
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C.
Emerald Tablet
The Emerald Tablet is a legendary Hermetic text attributed to Hermes Trismegistus, famed for its cryptic aphorisms on alchemy and the unity of the cosmos.
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D.
Shenoutean corpus
The Shenoutean corpus is the body of Coptic monastic and theological writings attributed to Shenoute of Atripe, a major source for understanding late antique Egyptian Christianity and monasticism.
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E.
Orphic Hymns
The Orphic Hymns are a collection of ancient Greek religious poems attributed to Orpheus, used in mystery cult rituals to invoke and honor various gods and cosmic forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hermetic text collection
ⓘ
esoteric text ⓘ late antique literature ⓘ philosophical text ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| approximateNumberOfTractates | 17 ⓘ |
| attributedTo |
Thoth
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surface form:
Hermes Trismegistus
|
| containsGenre |
dialogue
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philosophical treatise ⓘ revelation discourse ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition |
2nd century CE
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3rd century CE ⓘ |
| earlierPerceivedDate | belief in extreme antiquity before Moses ⓘ |
| firstLatinTranslationDate | 1463 ⓘ |
| firstPrintedEditionDate | 1471 ⓘ |
| hasAuthor |
Thoth
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surface form:
Hermes Trismegistus
|
| hasPart |
Corpus Hermeticum
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Hermetic tractate I
Corpus Hermeticum self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Hermetic tractate XIII
Poimandres ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian Kabbalah
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Renaissance esotericism ⓘ
surface form:
Renaissance Hermeticism
Renaissance philosophy ⓘ Rosicrucianism ⓘ Western esoteric traditions ⓘ alchemy ⓘ early modern occultism ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
Logos
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Mind of God ⓘ Nous ⓘ ascent of the soul ⓘ correspondence between macrocosm and microcosm ⓘ rebirth ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
cosmology
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gnosis ⓘ soteriology ⓘ the nature of God ⓘ the nature of the cosmos ⓘ the nature of the human soul ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| originatesFrom |
Hellenistic period
ⓘ
Roman Antiquity ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Imperial period
|
| partOf | Hermetic literature ⓘ |
| philosophicalInfluence |
Middle Platonism
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Pythagoreanism ⓘ Stoicism ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Alexandria
ⓘ
Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Egypt
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| relatedWork |
Asclepius
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Hermetic fragments in Stobaeus ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Greco-Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| religiousInfluence |
Ancient Egyptian religion
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surface form:
Egyptian religion
Greek religion ⓘ |
| scholarlyReevaluation | late 19th century dating to early centuries CE ⓘ |
| structure | collection of separate tractates ⓘ |
| tradition |
Hermeticism
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Western esotericism ⓘ |
| wasCentralTo | Renaissance occult revival ⓘ |
| wasFirstLatinTranslationBy | Marsilio Ficino ⓘ |
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Subject: Corpus Hermeticum Description of subject: The Corpus Hermeticum is a collection of Hellenistic philosophical and mystical writings attributed to the legendary figure Hermes Trismegistus, foundational to the Western esoteric and Hermetic traditions.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hermetic corpus
this entity surface form:
Hermetic Corpus
this entity surface form:
Hermetic corpus
this entity surface form:
Hermetic tractate I
this entity surface form:
Hermetic tractate XIII