Cain
Cain, derived from the Bible, appears as a lunar figure in the myths contained in Leland's Aradia. The text suggests influences from both the ancient Roman religion and Roman Catholicism.
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When
- First attested
- 100 CE
- Attested period
- 100 – 1899
- Historical notes
- Documented in the Apocryphon of John.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Astaphaios, Yao, Sabaoth, Adonaios, Eloaios, Athoth, Harmas, Kalila-Oumbri, Yabel, Abrisene, Yobel, Armoupieel, Melcheir-Adonein, Belias, Adonin, Sabbataios, Diana, Aradia
- sibling of
- Abel
- created by
- Yaldabaoth
- child of
- Samael
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“consecration of a ritual feast for Diana, Aradia, and Cain (Chapter II). The narrative material makes up less of the text, and is composed of short stories and legends about the birth of the witchcraft religion and the actions of their gods. Leland summarises the mythic material in the book in its appendix, writing "Diana is Queen of the Witches; an associate of Herodias (Aradia) in her relations to sorcery; that she bore a child to her brother the Sun (here Lucifer); that as a moon-goddess she ”
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“Yaldabaoth, who is also known by the names Sakla and Samael, creates the "twelve authorities", who are: Cain (the sun)”
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