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Stobaean Hermetica

The Stobaean Hermetica are a collection of Hermetic excerpts preserved in the Anthology of Stobaeus (5th century CE), including fragments not found in the Corpus Hermeticum.|||Preserved in the Anthology of Stobaeus (Codex Parisinus Graecus 1947, 10th–11th century).|||Composed in Greek in the 1st–3rd century CE. Compiled by Stobaeus in the 5th century CE.|||Not canonical in any tradition.|||Contains twenty-nine fragments, including the famous Kore Kosmou, the Oxford and Vienna fragments, and other Hermetic teachings not found in the Corpus Hermeticum.|||Festugière, A.-J. La Révélation d'Hermès Trismégiste. Les Belles Lettres, 1944–1954.|||Litwa, M. D. Hermetica II. Cambridge University Press, 2018.|||Stobaean Hermetica — Sacred Texts|https://www.sacred-texts.com/gno/th3/index.htm|G. R. S. Mead's translation of the Stobaean excerpts.;; Hermetica II — Cambridge University Press|https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/hermetica-ii/|Litwa's translation and commentary.|||" The soul is the image of God, and the body is the image of the soul." — Stobaean Hermetica (paraphrase)

Collection: Hermetic Literature Canon: varies

Canon Status

Not canonical in any tradition.

Date & Provenance

Composed in Greek in the 1st–3rd century CE. Compiled by Stobaeus in the 5th century CE.

Language & Manuscripts

Preserved in the Anthology of Stobaeus (Codex Parisinus Graecus 1947, 10th–11th century).

Why It Matters for Study

Contains twenty-nine fragments, including the famous Kore Kosmou, the Oxford and Vienna fragments, and other Hermetic teachings not found in the Corpus Hermeticum.

" The soul is the image of God, and the body is the image of the soul." — Stobaean Hermetica (paraphrase)

Read the Text & External Resources

Public-domain translations and scholarly databases where the text can be read online or downloaded.

  • " The soul is the image of God, and the body is the image of the soul." — Stobaean Hermetica (paraphrase) " The soul is the image of God, and the body is the image of the soul." — Stobaean Hermetica (paraphrase)

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Further Reading

Festugière, A.-J. La Révélation d'Hermès Trismégiste. Les Belles Lettres, 1944–1954.
Litwa, M. D. Hermetica II. Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Stobaean Hermetica — Sacred Texts|https://www.sacred-texts.com/gno/th3/index.htm|G. R. S. Mead's translation of the Stobaean excerpts.;; Hermetica II — Cambridge University Press|https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/hermetica-ii/|Litwa's translation and commentary.