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Poimandres (Greek: Ποιμάνδρης; also known as Poemandres, Poemander or Pimander) is a chapter in the Corpus Hermeticum.
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Etymology
Originally written in Greek, the title was formerly understood to mean "Man-Shepherd" from the words ποιμήν and ἀνήρ, but recent studies on its etymology have shown that it is actually derived from the Egyptian phrase Peime-nte-rê 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
To quote (John Everard translation):
Then said I, "Who art Thou?""I am," quoth he, "Poemander, the mind of the Great Lord, the most Mighty and absolute Emperor: I know what thou wouldest have, and I am always present with thee."And in the G. R. S. Mead translation:
And I do say: Who art thou?He saith: I am Man-Shepherd [Ποιμάνδρης], Mind of all-masterhood; I know what thou desirest and I’m with thee everywhere.And in the translation by Salaman, Van Oyen and Wharton:
"Who are you?" said I.He said, "I am Poimandres the Nous of the Supreme. I know what you wish and I am with you everywhere."References
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