Abrasax
Abrasax (Αβρασαξ) is a name that appears in nearly all the legends on gems and in the writings of Greek and Latin authors. The spelling Abraxas, common today, probably originated in the Latin transliteration, either due to a confusion made between the Greek letters sigma (Σ) and xi (Ξ), or to a euphemistic inversion.
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- co occurs with
- Abraxas
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Source passages
“The initial attested spelling was Abrasax (Αβρασαξ). It appears in nearly all the legends on gems; in the Greek writers, Hippolytus, Epiphanius, Didymus (De Trin. iii. 42), and Theodoret; and in Latin writers Augustine and Praedestinatus.”
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“Abrasax appears to have had various meanings. Basilides gave this title to Almighty God, and claimed that the numerical value of its letters gave the sum of 365, because the Abrasax is enclosed in the solar cycle.”
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