Clement of Alexandria tells us that the whole of the religious philosophy-that is, the wisdom, discipline and multifarious arts and sciences-of the Egyptian priesthood was contained in the Books of Hermes, that is of Thoth. These Books, he informs us further, were classified under forty-two heads and divided into a number of groups according to the various septs or divisions of the priests.It is of the Hymns of this Thrice-greatest Hermes that I shall treat in the present small volume hymns that were inspired by the still-living tradition of what was best in the wisdom of ancient Egypt, as 'philosophized' through minds trained in Greek thought, and set forth in the fair speech of golden-tongued Hellas.
The Hymns of Hermes : Echoes from the Gnosis
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Corpus Hermeticum :
Pistis Sophia
The Gnostic Crucifixion : Enriched edition.
Apollonius of Tyana, the Philosopher-Reformer of the First Century A.D : Enriched edition.
Simon Magus : Enriched edition. An Essay on the Founder of Simonianism Based on the Ancient Sources With a Re-Evaluation of His Philosophy and Teachings
The Mysteries of Mithra
Pistis Sophia
The Vision of Aridaeus
Apollonius of Tyana
Pistis Sophia
The Hymns of Hermes