"... And the archons
created seven powers for themselves, and
the powers created for themselves six angels for
each one until they became 365 angels.
And these are the bodies belonging with the names: the first is Athoth,
a he has a sheep's face; the second is Eloaiou,
he has a donkey's face; the third
is Astaphaios, he has a hyena's face; the
fourth is Yao, he has a serpent's face with
seven heads; the fifth is Sabaoth,
he has a dragon's face; the sixth is Adonin,
he had a monkey's face; the seventh is Sabbede,
he has a shining fire-face. This is the
sevenness of the week."
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Apocryphon of John (II, 1) 11.22-35
labels: Adonin, angels, Apocryphon of John, Astaphaios, Athoth, Eloaiou, John, Sabaoth, Sabbede, Secret Book of John, the archons, the powers, Yao