Poimandres
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Poimandres is the opening and most influential treatise of the Corpus Hermeticum, presenting a visionary dialogue on divine mind, creation, and spiritual rebirth in Hermetic philosophy.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Poemandres | 1 |
| Poimandres canonical | 1 |
| Poimandres (divine mind) | 1 |
| Poimandres the Shepherd of Men | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10770673 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Poimandres Context triple: [Corpus Hermeticum, hasPart, Poimandres]
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A.
Damasippus
Damasippus is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a descendant of the Attic hero Icarius.
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B.
Didymus
Didymus is another name for the Apostle Thomas, one of Jesus Christ’s twelve original disciples in the New Testament.
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C.
Didymus
Didymus is a Christian soldier and martyr featured in the legend of Saint Theodora of Alexandria, known for his courage and self-sacrifice.
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D.
Deimachus
Deimachus is a relatively obscure figure in Greek mythology known primarily as the son of Enarete.
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E.
Pantaenus
Pantaenus was a 2nd-century Christian theologian and missionary, traditionally regarded as one of the earliest heads of the Catechetical School of Alexandria and a teacher of Clement of Alexandria.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Poimandres Target entity description: Poimandres is the opening and most influential treatise of the Corpus Hermeticum, presenting a visionary dialogue on divine mind, creation, and spiritual rebirth in Hermetic philosophy.
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A.
Damasippus
Damasippus is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a descendant of the Attic hero Icarius.
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B.
Didymus
Didymus is another name for the Apostle Thomas, one of Jesus Christ’s twelve original disciples in the New Testament.
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C.
Didymus
Didymus is a Christian soldier and martyr featured in the legend of Saint Theodora of Alexandria, known for his courage and self-sacrifice.
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D.
Deimachus
Deimachus is a relatively obscure figure in Greek mythology known primarily as the son of Enarete.
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E.
Pantaenus
Pantaenus was a 2nd-century Christian theologian and missionary, traditionally regarded as one of the earliest heads of the Catechetical School of Alexandria and a teacher of Clement of Alexandria.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hermetic treatise
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philosophical dialogue ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| aimsAt | imparting salvific knowledge (gnosis) to the reader ⓘ |
| anthropologicalElement | human as microcosm ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Alexandrian intellectual milieu ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
Hermetic anthropology
ⓘ
Hermetic cosmology ⓘ
linked to:
Hermeticism
ascent of the soul ⓘ creation of the cosmos ⓘ divine mind (Nous) ⓘ
linked to:
Νοῦς
gnosis ⓘ spiritual rebirth ⓘ |
| cosmologicalElement |
ascent through the spheres
ⓘ
seven planetary spheres ⓘ |
| describes |
fall and redemption of the human soul
ⓘ
origin of the material world ⓘ relationship between God, Nous, and cosmos ⓘ |
| dialogueBetween | Hermes Trismegistus and Poimandres ⓘ |
| editedIn | Renaissance Latin editions of the Corpus Hermeticum ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Poimandres (divine mind)
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linked to:
Poimandres
|
| genre |
revelatory dialogue
ⓘ
visionary literature ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Poemandres
ⓘ
linked to:
Poimandres
Poimandres the Shepherd of Men ⓘ
linked to:
Poimandres
|
| hasInfluentialStatus | most influential treatise of the Corpus Hermeticum ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance Hermeticism
ⓘ
linked to:
Renaissance esotericism
early modern esotericism ⓘ later Hermetic writings ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Hermes Trismegistus
ⓘ
linked to:
Thoth
|
| narrativeForm | first-person vision ⓘ |
| openingWordsDescribe | vision of a being of boundless light ⓘ |
| partOf | Corpus Hermeticum ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Hellenistic Egypt (probable)
ⓘ
linked to:
Ptolemaic Kingdom
|
| positionInSeries | first treatise of the Corpus Hermeticum ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Greek manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hermeticism ⓘ |
| soteriologicalElement |
liberation from fate
ⓘ
return of the soul to the divine ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
history of Western esotericism
ⓘ
history of philosophy ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| teaches |
inner transformation and rebirth
ⓘ
knowledge of God as path to salvation ⓘ |
| theologicalElement |
Nous as divine mind
ⓘ
transcendent God beyond the cosmos ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | early centuries CE (approximate) ⓘ |
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Subject: Poimandres Description of subject: Poimandres is the opening and most influential treatise of the Corpus Hermeticum, presenting a visionary dialogue on divine mind, creation, and spiritual rebirth in Hermetic philosophy.
Referenced by (4)
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