Demiurge vs. Yaldabaoth
Difference Between Demiurge and Yaldabaoth
Demiurge➦
In the Platonic, Neopythagorean, Middle Platonic, and Neoplatonic schools of philosophy, the demiurge () is an artisan-like figure responsible for fashioning and maintaining the physical universe. The Gnostics adopted the term demiurge.
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Yaldabaoth➦
Yaldabaoth (English: /ˌjɑːldəˈbeɪɒθ/; Coptic: ⲒⲀⲖⲦⲀⲂⲀⲰⲐ, Latin: Ialdabaoth) is an evil deity and creator of the material world in various Gnostic sects and movements, sometimes represented as a theriomorphic, lion-headed serpent. He is identified as the Demiurge and false god who keeps the souls trapped in physical bodies, imprisoned in the material universe.
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Demiurge➦
A powerful creative force or personality.
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Demiurge➦
A public magistrate in some ancient Greek states.
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Demiurge➦
Demiurge A deity in Gnosticism, Manichaeism, and other religions who creates the material world and is often viewed as the originator of evil.
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Demiurge➦
Demiurge A Platonic deity who orders or fashions the material world out of chaos.
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Demiurge➦
The (usually benevolent) being that created the universe out of primal matter.
A demiurge or craftsman god takes pre-existing matter and fashions it in light of the eternal Forms.
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Demiurge➦
(Gnosticism) A (usually jealous or outright malevolent) being who is inferior to the supreme being, and sometimes seen as the creator of evil.
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Demiurge➦
(figuratively) Something (such as an idea, individual or institution) conceived as an autonomous creative force or decisive power.
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Demiurge➦
The title of a magistrate in a number of states of Ancient Greece, and in the city states (poleis) of the Achaean League.
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Demiurge➦
The chief magistrate in some of the Greek states.
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Demiurge➦
God, as the Maker of the world.
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Demiurge➦
According to the Gnostics, an agent or one employed by the Supreme Being to create the material universe and man.
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Demiurge➦
a subordinate deity, in some philosophies the creator of the universe
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