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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 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]
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 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 ...
The term demiurge derives from the Latinized form of the Greek term dēmiourgos, δημιουργός, literally "public or skilled worker". [ note 20 ] This figure is also called "Yaldabaoth", [ 85 ] Samael ( Aramaic : sæmʻa-ʼel , "blind god"), or "Saklas" ( Syriac : sækla , "the foolish one"), who is sometimes ignorant of the superior god ...
[51] [52] After seeing this, Yaldabaoth's son Sabaoth repented, [53] and Sophia and Zoe rewarded his repentance by placing him in charge of the seventh heaven. [54] [55] Yaldabaoth envied Sabaoth, and his envy created Death, who in turn begat the archons. [56] Eleleth tells Norea that, unlike the archons, she comes from the Light above. [57]
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
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 ...