Originally Posted by
Luzifer
random information about Samael's name because I feel I'm under represented in the OOC thread
"In the Apocryphon of John, found in the Nag Hammadi library, Samael is the third name of the demiurge, whose other names are Yaldabaoth and Saklas. In this context, Samael means "the blind god", the theme of blindness running throughout gnostic works. He is born out of the error of Sophia, who desires to create offspring of her own without the Spirit. His appearance is that of a lion-faced serpent. In On the Origin of the World in the Nag Hammadi library texts, he is also referred to as Ariael."
He is often equated to the God of the Old Testament and remains ignorant of his origins and the existance of higher powers, saying 'There is no god but me'
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