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Corpus Hermeticum, an Uncommon card
The Corpus Hermeticum is a collection of 17 Greek writings whose authorship is traditionally attributed to the legendary Hellenistic figure Hermes Trismegistus, a syncretic combination of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 57
- DEF
- 39
- Power
- 96
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 78,000
Power 96 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 40 % of WikiCards cards.
Corpus Hermeticum quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Corpus Hermeticum card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It was translated into Latin in the 15th century by the ______ humanist scholars Marsilio Ficino and Lodovico Lazzarelli.
Answer
Italian. It was translated into Latin in the 15th century by the Italian humanist scholars Marsilio Ficino and Lodovico Lazzarelli. From the Corpus Hermeticum article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Café Terrace at Night. Café Terrace at Night 170,000 · Corpus Hermeticum 78,000 · Nadine Sierra 57,000 · Ian Veneracion 38,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The treatises were originally written c. 100 – c. 300 CE, but the collection as known today was first compiled by medieval Byzantine editors.
- It was translated into Latin in the 15th century by the Italian humanist scholars Marsilio Ficino and Lodovico Lazzarelli.
- Although the Latin word corpus is usually reserved for the entire body of extant writings related to some author or subject, the Corpus Hermeticum contains only a very small selection of extant Hermetic texts.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Corpus Hermeticum article was read about 78,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 57 and blocks with 39: each hit it takes is cut by 16 %.
How to get Corpus Hermeticum
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Corpus Hermeticum (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Jean-Louis Durant (1654-1718), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
