Yao (Gnosticism) Explained

In Sethian Gnosticism, Yao or Iao is an archon.[1] In On the Origin of the World, he is one of the three sons of Yaldabaoth, with the other two being Astaphaios and Eloai. In the Apocryphon of John, he is the fourth of the seven archons.[2]

In Mandaeism, Yurba, the name of an uthra, is derived from Yao, with Rba ('Great') added at the end.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Barnstone, Willis. The Gnostic Bible. Shambhala. Boston. 2003. 1-57062-242-6. 51984869.
  2. Book: Meyer. Marvin. Marvin Meyer. The Nag Hammadi scriptures. HarperOne. New York. 2007. 978-0-06-162600-5. 124538398.
  3. Book: Häberl, Charles . The Book of Kings and the Explanations of This World: A Universal History from the Late Sasanian Empire . Liverpool . Liverpool University Press . 2022 . 978-1-80085-627-1.
  4. Book: Gelbert. Carlos. The Teachings of the Mandaean John the Baptist. 9780958034678. Fairfield, NSW, Australia. Living Water Books. 2017. 1000148487.

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