Trismegistus
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τρισμέγιστος (Trismégistos), from τρεις (treis, “three”) + μέγιστος (mégistos, “greatest”), hence meaning “(the) thrice greatest”. Compare Mycenaean Greek 𐀴𐀪𐀮𐀫𐀁 (ti-ri-se-ro-e, “triple hero”)
Proper noun
Trismegistus
- The epithet of Hermes, the mythological author of the central text of hermeticism.