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Yaldabaoth, otherwise known as Jaldabaoth or Ialdabaoth [a] (/ ˌ j ɑː l d ə ˈ b eɪ ɒ θ /; Koinē Greek: Ιαλδαβαώθ, romanized: Ialdabaóth; Latin: Ialdabaoth; [1] Coptic: ⲒⲀⲖⲦⲀⲂⲀⲰⲐ Ialtabaôth), is a malevolent God and demiurge (creator of the material world) according to various Gnostic sects, represented sometimes as a theriomorphic, lion-headed serpent.
The malevolent demiurge, which sometimes goes by the name of Yaldabaoth, then usurped the true god's position. According to the Ordo Equester, Adam's third son Seth was a messiah who could get in touch with the true god and acted as his herald, thwarting the plans of the evil demiurge. The Knights believe that seven prophets will deliver ...
This figure is commonly known as the demiurge, the "artisan" or "craftsman", after the figure in Plato's Timaeus. [note 6] Sophia at first hides this being but subsequently escapes, stealing a portion of divine power from her in the process. The Yaldabaoth uses this stolen
But Yaldabaoth, the Demiurge, with the material world, will be cast into the lower depths. [31] Yaldabaoth is frequently called "the Lion-faced", leontoeides, and is said to have the body of a serpent. The demiurge is also [32] described as having a fiery nature, applying the words of Moses to him: "the Lord our God is a burning and consuming ...
The Ophites accepted the existence of these seven archons (Origen, Contra Celsum, vi. 31; a nearly identical list is given in On the Origin of the World): [8] Yaldabaoth, called also Saklas who emerged later, [9] Archon of fornication [10] and Samael. Saturn. 2nd Heaven. 6th Heaven and 7th Heaven. 8th Heaven. Cast into Tartarus [11] [10]
The animated TV series Æon Flux draws its name and some of its iconography from Gnosticism, notably aeons (the two main characters forming a syzygy) and a demiurge. [8] [9] The webcomic Homestuck also draws inspiration from Gnostic ideas, with the main character Jade Harley being called "gardenGnostic" as a pseudonym. She also fuses with her ...
Warning: This story contains major spoilers for "Fourth Wing" and "Iron Flame," the first two books in Rebecca Yarros' "Empyrean" series. The following text has been faithfully transcribed from ...
Recognizing an opportunity to retrieve the light imprisoned in the darkness of Yaldabaoth and his world, Sophia and agents of the higher order, referred to variously as the "plenoria" or the "Epinoia", and later as the "pleroma", devise a scheme. They trick Yaldabaoth into blowing his own spiritual essence into Adam. This simultaneously ...