English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τρισμέγιστος (Trismégistos, thrice-great), from τρῐ́ς (trís, thrice) +‎ μέγιστος (mégistos, greatest). Compare Mycenaean Greek 𐀴𐀪𐀮𐀫𐀁 (ti-ri-se-ro-e, triple hero).

Proper noun edit

Trismegistus

  1. The epithet of Hermes, the mythological author of the central text of hermeticism.