The Corpus Hermeticum is a collection of seventeen esoteric treatises in Greek from 2nd- and 3rd-century Egypt. This collection was attributed to the legendary Hermes Trismegistus. In the treatises, supposedly ancient wisdom is revealed by a god, Hermes, and his followers. This wisdom is a blend of religious and philosophical ideas and is intended to lead to the acquisition of gnosis (intuitive, divine knowledge) and salvation.