Asclepius: The Perfect Discourse of Hermes Trismegistus

by Hermes Trismegistus and Thrice Greatest Hermes

Book Overview

"The Asclepius" is one of two philosophical books ascribed to the legendary sage of Ancient Egypt, Hermes Trismegistus, who was believed in classical and renaissance times to have lived shortly after Moses. The Greek original, lost since classical times, is thought to date from the 2nd or 3rd century AD. However, a Latin version survived, of which this volume is a translation. Like its companion, the "Corpus Hermeticum" (also published by Duckworth...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0715635646
• ISBN13: 9780715635643
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.4"