Hermes Trismegistus and the Italian Renaissance | Ancient Greece Revisited

In Europe, during the Middle Ages, fragments circulated from some Greek original that told of a great man, an Egyptian priest called Hermes Trismegistus (Ερμής Τρισμέγιστος) who could channel the powers of the stars. And just as the Renaissance was breaking out, Byzantine monks fleeing from a fallen Constantinople arrived in Florence with an ancient text that some believed was the source of this strange legend ... #ancientgreecerevisited #agr #hermestrismegistus Writer and Presenter - Michalis Michailidis Director and Editor - Adam Petritsis Cinematographer - Konstantinos Kritikos Original Music Score - Penny Biniari Hermes played by Francisco Medianero Alexandria illustration by Santa Norvaisaite: Cover artwork by Eric Weidner @