Poimandres
Poimandres is the first tractate in the Corpus Hermeticum.Etymology
Originally written in Greek, the title was formerly understood to mean "Man-Shepherd" from the words and, but recent studies on its etymology allege that it is actually derived from the Egyptian phrase Peime-nte-rĂª meaning "Knowledge of Re" or "Understanding of Re".Description
It is also a sort of deity, or attribute of God as nous or "mind" as expressed in the following translations
John Everard translation:
G. R. S. Mead translation:
Salaman, Van Oyen and Wharton translation:
