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Hermes Trismegistus is entirely fictional despite centuries of alchemists worshipping his texts

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The founding father of alchemy and master of universal secrets is basically the ancient equivalent of a corporate mascot. Philosophers spent centuries quoting his legendary Emerald Tablet, blissfully ignoring the fact that a bunch of Greek writers entirely invented him.

Hermes Trismegistus is entirely fictional despite centuries of alchemists worshipping his texts
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