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Abraxas
Abraxas is known in the Gnostic writings of Simon Magus, the father of
Gnostics. It is said the name originated as a replacement for the
unmentionable name of the Supreme Being. He was depicted with a lion's
head surrounded by rays during Gnostic ceremonies. It is said that the
Persian sun god also had this name.
Basilides of Egypt, an early 2nd-century Gnostic teacher, viewed Abraxas
as the supreme deity and the source of divine emanations, the ruler of
all the 365 heavens, or circles of creation--one for each day of the
year. The number 365 corresponds to the numerical value of the seven
Greek letters that form the word abraxas.
Source:
DeliriousRealm.com
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