The Theogony of the Gospel of the Egyptians

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# The Theogony of the Gospel of the Egyptians

## Father Figures

### I) Invisible Spirit

The *Gospel of the Egyptians* begins with the great invisible Spirit, the Father whose name cannot be uttered. This Father is described as:

> "the Father whose name cannot be uttered, he who came forth from the heights of the perfection, the light of the light of the aeons of light, the light of the silence of the providence and the Father of the silence, the light of the word and the truth, the light of the incorruptions, the infinite light, the radiance from the aeons of light of the unrevealable, unmarked, ageless, unproclaimable Father, the aeon of the aeons, Autogenes, self-begotten, self-producing, alien, the really true aeon."

This supreme invisible Spirit is the origin of the divine powers: the Father, the Mother, and the Son, which emerged from the living silence, "what came forth from the incorruptible Father." From this silence:

> "Domedon Doxomedon came forth, the aeon of the aeons and the light of each one of their powers."

The Son, Mother, and Father come forth in an order: the Son fourth, the Mother fifth, the Father sixth. The Father remains:

> "unheralded; it is he who is unmarked among all the powers, the glories, and the incorruptions."

The divine manifestation includes three *ogdoads* (sets of eight powers), each corresponding to one of these figures:

* **Ogdoad of the Father**: The first ogdoad produces the thrice-male child, the androgynous Father, comprising "the thought, and the word, and the incorruption, and the eternal life, the will, the mind, and the foreknowledge."

* **Ogdoad of the Mother**: The virginal Barbelo, the ineffable Mother, who

> "originated from herself \[...] and agreed with the Father of the silent silence."

* **Ogdoad of the Son**: The Son is

> "the crown of the silent silence, and the glory of the Father, and the virtue of the Mother," bringing forth "the seven powers of the great light of the seven voices."

The *Doxomedon*, the aeon of aeons, also features prominently:

> "the great Doxomedon-aeon, and the thrones which are in him, and the powers which surround him, the glories and the incorruptions."

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### 2) Thrice Male Child

The *thrice-male child* is an essential figure, born of the great Christ and the invisible Spirit. He praises the Father, the male virgin Yoel, and the silence of silent silence:

> "The thrice-male child brought praise, and asked for a power from the great, invisible, virginal Spirit."

He is accompanied by the child of the child, *Esephech*, described as:

> "the holder of glory, the child of the child, and the crown of his glory."

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### 3) (Invisible) Spirit & 4) Autogenes Logos

From the great invisible Spirit emerges the *Autogenes Logos*, the self-begotten divine Word:

> "Then the great self-begotten living Word came forth, the true god, the unborn physis, ... the son of the great Christ, who is the son of the ineffable silence."

This Logos is responsible for establishing the four aeons by a word.

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### 5) Adamas + Autogenes Logos

From the great light emerges the *Adamas*, described as:

> "a light which radiated from the light; he is the eye of the light. For this is the first man, he through whom and to whom everything came into being."

The Logos mingles with the incorruptible man Adamas, forming "a Logos of man," which came into being by a word.

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### 6) Seth

Seth is the son of Adamas and the great incorruptible one, who gives praise to the invisible Spirit and asks for his seed.

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## Four Luminaries & Their Contents

Four great lights—luminaries—emanate from the divine powers:

* **Harmozel** — Adamas

* **Oroiael** — Seth

* **Davithe** — Seed of Seth

* **Eleleth** — Earthly

The luminaries are completed by their consorts:

> "The Grace of the first light Harmozel, the Perception of the second light Oroiael, the Understanding of the third light Davithe, the Prudence of the fourth light Eleleth."

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## 7) Eleleth, Gamaliel, Gabriel

The great ministers are introduced, presiding over the luminaries:

> "The first one, the great Gamaliel (of) the first great light Harmozel, and the great Gabriel (of) the second great light Oroiael, and the great Samlo of the great light Davithe, and the great Abrasax of the great light Eleleth."

Their consorts symbolize memory, love, peace, and eternal life, completing the five ogdoads.

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## Mother Figures

The divine feminine figures are described as:

* **Silence**

* **Pronoia**

* **Barbelo**

Barbelo, the virginal Mother, is a central figure who "originated from herself" and presides over the heavens.

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## Son Figures

The Son figures include:

* **Thrice Male Child (Great Christ)**

* **Christ** (linked with attributes such as Prognosis, Aphtharsia, Aionia Zoe, Logos, Thelema, Nous)

* The male virgin **Youel**

* The child of the child, **Esephech**

* Various divine powers, including **Autogenes Logos**, **Adamas**, **Seth**, and the **Four Luminaries**

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## The Cosmic Drama of Creation and the Earthly Aeons

Following the formation of the divine powers, the Gospel narrates the creation of the *earthly* realm, ruled by lower angels and powers:

> "Then the great angel Gamaliel spoke to the great Gabriel... 'Let an angel come forth, in order that he may reign over the chaos and Hades.'"

The *cloud*, named hylic Sophia, looks upon the chaos with a form like blood, and from her and other angels arise twelve ruling angels of the lower realms, such as *Sakla* and *Nebruel*. Sakla proclaims:

> "'I, I am a jealous god, and apart from me nothing has come into being,' since he trusted in his nature."

A voice from above declares:

> "'The Man exists, and the Son of the Man.'"

This descent of the image initiates the formation of the first creature, bridging the divine pleroma and the material cosmos.

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## Conclusion

The *Theogony of the Gospel of the Egyptians* reveals a complex, richly layered cosmology. It emphasizes a transcendent invisible Spirit from which emanate the Father, Mother, and Son in triadic and ogdoadic formations. Through the interplay of these divine figures — Autogenes Logos, Adamas, Seth, and the Four Luminaries — the cosmic order is established. Lower aeons and powers, including hylic Sophia and the twelve angels, govern the material realm under the watchful providence of the great invisible Spirit.

The narrative culminates in a praise-filled, intricate vision of the pleroma — the fullness of divine powers, sealed and guarded by the five seals and the incorruptible forces — which anticipates the salvation and restoration of the aeons through the seed of Seth and the eternal Christ.

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