Yaldabaoth

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Yaldabaoth, sometimes spelled Jaldabaoth or Ialdabaoth (; Koine Greek: Ιαλδαβαώθ, romanized: Ialdabaóth; Latin: Ialdabaoth; Coptic: ⲒⲀⲖⲦⲀⲂⲀⲰⲐ Ialtabaôth), is a malevolent god and demiurge (creator of the material world) according to various Gnostic sects, represented sometimes as a theriomorphic, lion-headed serpent. He is identified as a false god and archon who keeps souls trapped in physical bodies, imprisoned in the material universe. The origins of the name Yaldabaoth are heavily debated, with scholars proposing a variety of meanings generally stemming from Hebrew and Aramaic. David M. Litwa traces the myth of Yaldabaoth himself to the practice of interpretatio graeca, which Egyptians of the Ptolemaic Kingdom adopted from the Greeks. They identified traits of Yahweh, the Jewish god, with the Egyptian god Set, whom they considered malevolent. Set's Hellenistic depiction as having a donkey head was used by Egyptians to mock Yahweh and Jews in response to Jews mocking Egyptians as beast...

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