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The Ancient Ophidian Iconography Resource (Mundus Vetus, 3000 BC - 650 AD) |
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| Set III-2-abr-001. In Gnostic mythology, e.g. among the Basilidians (c. 100-400 AD), the word Abrasax (ΑΒΡΑΞΑΣ) was associated with the "Great Archon", the builder of the physical universe. Numerologically, the letters of Abrasax' name add up to 365, the amount of days in a solar year. Iconographically, Abrasax was associated with the alectorocephalic (rooster-headed) and ophiopode (serpent-legged) composite deity, usually holding a whip and a shield. The word Iao (ΙΑΩ) derived from the name of the Hebrew god YHWH.
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Baal Arwad ·
Cecrops ·
Demeter·Thermuthis ·
Giant (Ophiopode) ·
Harpocrates·Sobek ·
Isis·Thermuthis ·
Lernean Hydra ·
Giant (Phytopode) ·
Spirit (Pterophytopode) ·
Scylla ·
Serapis·Agathodaemon ·
Triton, Nereus
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| Source-Image(s): The set is researched, compiled, and designed by Alexei Alexeev. The full list of numismatic and exonumic images' sources is available on the Coins introductory page. The general list of the compendium's images' sources is available on the Sources introductory page. |
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