Chrysopoeia

In alchemy, the term chrysopoeia (Ancient Greek: χρυσοποιία, khrusopoiia) means

transmutation into gold (from the Greek χρυσός, khrusos, "gold," and ποιεῖν, poiein,
"to make"). It symbolically indicates the creation of the philosopher's stone and the
completion of the Great Work.

The word was used in the title of an alchemical papyrus, the Chrysopoeia of
Cleopatra, which was written in the first centuries of the Christian era. The papyrus
features the idea of "one the all" (ἕν τὸ πᾶν, hen to pān), a concept that is related to
ouroboros and to hermetic wisdom. Stephen of Alexandria wrote a De
Chrysopoeia.[1] Chrysopoeia is also a 1515 poem byGiovanni Augurello.

See also
Ouroboros illustration with the words
Synthesis of precious metals
ἕν τὸ πᾶν, hen to pān ("one is the
all"). from the Chrysopoeia of
References Cleopatra

1. Stanton J. Linden. The alchemy reader: from Hermes Trismegistus to

Isaac Newton. 2003. p.54

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