The Pimander of Hermes Trismegistus
Mercurii Trismegisti Pimander (Ficino translation)
Hermes Trismegistus; Ficino, Marsilio (translator)
Latin
Unknown (attributed to Hermes Trismegistus) c. 1st-3rd century CE · published 1481
96 pages
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First from Latin
English translations of this work exist from another source language, but this specific text has never been translated.
The work 'Pimander' (part of the Corpus Hermeticum) was originally written in Greek. Marsilio Ficino produced a famous Latin translation of the Corpus Hermeticum in the 15th century (first printed 1471/1481). While the Corpus Hermeticum has been translated into English many times (e.g., Everard, Scott, Copenhaver), these modern and early modern translations are based on the original Greek text, not on Ficino's specific Latin translation. Therefore, while the work itself is well-known in English, Ficino's Latin version has not been translated into English.
Related translations found:
Hermetica: The Greek Corpus Hermeticum and the Latin Asclepius, trans. Brian P. Copenhaver (1992) [complete]
Hermetica : the ancient Greek and Latin writings which contain religious or philosophic teachings ascribed to Hermes Trismegistus, trans. Scott, Walter (1992) [complete]
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This text presents the foundations of Hermetic philosophy, positioning Hermes Trismegistus as a primary prophet of ancient wisdom. It outlines the soul's journey from material imprisonment to divine liberation through the pursuit of self-knowledge. Readers will discover a cosmic hierarchy that links the human mind directly to the creator of the universe.
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