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Trismegisʹtus [thrice greatest]

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Hermē, the Egyptian philosopher, or Thoth, councillor of Osiʹris, King of Egypt, to whom is attributed a host of inventions—amongst others the art of writing in hieroglyphics, the first code of Egyptian laws, harmony, astrology, the lute and lyre, magic, and all mysterious sciences.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Trimilki
Trimmer
Trinculo
Trine
Trinity
Trinobantës
Trinoda Necessitas
Tripitaka means the “triple basket,”
Triple Alliance
Tripos
Trismegistus [thrice greatest]
Tristram (Sir)
Triton
Triumph
Trivet
Trivia
Trivial
Trivium
Troehilus (The)
Troglodytes
Troilus

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Trismegistus