Barbelo

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Barbelo dwells in the supercelestial regions beyond the spheres of the evil archons (Hebdomad). This place is thought of as the abode of Sophia (Wisdom) and Barbelo, also called Ogdoad. A soul must reach this place by gnosis to escape the dominion of the archons.

When

First attested
100 CE
Attested period
100 – 400
Historical notes
Gnostic texts from the 2nd-4th centuries CE.

Relationships

co occurs with
Abraxas, Sophia, Archons, Hebdomad

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“beyond the spheres of the evil archons (Hebdomad), there were the supercelestial regions which a soul must reach by gnosis to escape the dominion of the archons. This place is thought of as the abode of Sophia (Wisdom) and Barbelo, also called Ogdoad.”

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