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Yaldabaoth

deity earth Sethian single tradition · 11

Yaldabaoth is mentioned in the Secret Book of John. Demons help Yaldabaoth create Adam.

↻ synthesized from 11 sources

When

First attested
100 CE
Attested period
100 – 400
Historical notes
Appears in the Secret Book of John, a second-century text.

Relationships

co occurs with
Asmenedas, Saphasatoel, Aarmouriam, Richram, Amiorps, Bythos, Seth, Adonaios, Elaios, Horaios, Eloaios, Oraios, Iao, Eloiein, Elilaios, Authadia, Kakia, Zelos, Phthonos, Errinnys, Epithymia, Esaldaios, Prunikos, Eloai, Achamōth, Propatôr, Saviour, Astaphaios, Yao, Yurba, Camael, Logos, Monad, Parent, Typhon, Saklas, David, Christ, Demiurge, Yahweh
manifests as
Caulacau
parent of
Sabaoth, Yao, Astaphaios, Eloai
enemy of
Sabaoth
syncretized with
Sabaoth, Dēmiurgos
served by
Uriel, Astaphaios, Saklas
creator of
Athoth, Harmas, Kalila-Oumbri, Yabel, Cain, Abel, Abrisene, Yobel, Armoupieel, Melcheir-Adonein, Belias, Ophiomorphos
child of
Barbelo, Sophia
has aspect
Ariel, Saklas, Samael, Nebro
allied with
Michael

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Mentioned by

and 11 more

Sources

wikipedia (11)
  1. Michael (archangel)
  2. Achamōth
  3. Archon (Gnosticism)
  4. Astaphaios
  5. Barbelo
  6. Demiurge
  7. Sabaoth (Gnosticism)
  8. Samael
  9. Sophia (Gnosticism)
  10. Yaldabaoth
  11. Yao (Gnosticism)

Source passages

“Michael is placed in control of the demons who help Yaldabaoth create Adam, along with six others named Uriel, Asmenedas, Saphasatoel, Aarmouriam, Richram, and Amiorps.”

#1961 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“The creation of the Demiurge, also known as Yaldabaoth, is also a mistake made during this exile. The Demiurge proceeds to create the physical world in which we live, ignorant of Sophia, who nevertheless manages to infuse some spiritual spark or pneuma into his creation.”

#25289 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“On the Origin of the World: Astaphaios is named as a son of Yaldabaoth.”

#25386 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“Authadia (Authades), or Audacity, is the obvious description of Yaldabaoth, the presumptuous Demiurge, who is lion-faced as the Archon Authadia.”

#25439 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“According to their view Barbēlō lives "above in the eighth heaven"; she had been 'put forth' (προβεβλῆσθαι) "of the Father"; she was mother of Yaldabaoth (some said, of Sabaoth), who insolently took possession of the seventh heaven, and proclaimed himself to be the only God; and when she heard this word she lamented.”

#25462 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001