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Epithymia

deity Gnostic single tradition · 3

Epithymia is one of the archons in Hellenized Gnosticism, representing Venus.

↻ synthesized from 3 sources

When

First attested
0 CE
Attested period
0 – 2020
Historical notes
Gnostic texts flourished in the 2nd century CE.

Relationships

co occurs with
Esaldaios, Arete, Phthonus, Erinnys, Éris, Yaldabaoth, Phthonos, Errinnys, Nemesis
sibling of
Kakia, Zelos, Phthonus, Erinnys, Zelus
created by
the first angel, Authadia
child of
Authadia, the first angel

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (3)
  1. Archon (Gnosticism)
  2. Kakia
  3. Phthonus

Source passages

“Of the archons Kakia, Zelos, Phthonos, Errinnys, Epithymia, the last represents Venus.”

#25445 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“In the Gnostic tradition, Kakia is personified as the child of the first angel and Authadia with siblings Zelos (emulation), Phthonus (envy), Erinnys (fury), and Epithymia (lust).”

#25528 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“According to Irenaeus, Gnostics believed that the first angel and Authadia conceived the children Kakia (wickedness), Zelos (emulation), Phthonus (envy), Erinnys (fury), and Epithymia (lust).”

#25550 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001