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Plato, as the speaker Timaeus, refers to the Demiurge frequently in the Socratic dialogue Timaeus (28a ff.), c. 360 BC. The main character refers to the Demiurge as the entity who "fashioned and shaped" the material world. Timaeus describes the Demiurge as unreservedly benevolent, and so it desires a world as good as possible. The result of his ...
Timaeus suggests that since nothing "becomes or changes" without cause, then the cause of the universe must be a demiurge or a god, a figure Timaeus refers to as the father and maker of the universe. And since the universe is fair, the demiurge must have looked to the eternal model to make it, and not to the perishable one (29a).
Plato's Timaeus describes this living cosmos as being built by the demiurge, [2] constructed to be self-identical and intelligible to reason, [3] according to a rational pattern expressed in mathematical principles and Pythagorean ratios describing the structure of the cosmos, and particularly the motions of the seven classical planets. [4]
Pages in category "Characters in Roman mythology" The following 62 pages are in this category, out of 62 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Under the alias of Jaldabaoth, Demiurge conquers the Abelion Hills and forces its inhabitants to attack the Holy Kingdom. Ainz later claims the region, officially making it a part of Nazarick. However, most are unaware that this was Demiurge's true plan. Beebeezee (ピービーゼー, Bībīzē)
Demiurg may refer to: . Demiurge, the deity responsible for the creation of the physical universe and the physical aspect of humanity in some belief systems; Demiurg (Warhammer 40,000), an alien species in the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe
Hesiod's Theogony, (c. 700 BC) which could be considered the "standard" creation myth of Greek mythology, [1] tells the story of the genesis of the gods. After invoking the Muses (II.1–116), Hesiod says the world began with the spontaneous generation of four beings: first arose Chaos (Chasm); then came Gaia (the Earth), "the ever-sure foundation of all"; "dim" Tartarus (the Underworld), in ...
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