Basileides (English spelling)

Japanese: Basileidēs(英語表記)Basileides
Basileides (English spelling)

…The cock is a bird representing foresight and caution, the shield represents wisdom, and the whip represents power. Supported by two snakes, Nous and Logos, that is, spirituality and understanding, Abraxas is said to rule over the four directions of the universe. The seven letters of ABRAXAS mean seven lights, or mathematically 365. According to Basileidēs, a Gnostic who lived in Alexandria in the 2nd century AD, the universe is made up of 365 layers of heaven, and the lowest god is Abraxas, who created the earth and human beings and rules this world with seven attributes. However, Abraxas is said to be the ruler of this imperfect world, but he is also the intermediary to the perfect world that is above the 365 heavens. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Basileidēs" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…鶏は予見と用心深さを意味する鳥であり,盾は知恵,むちは力を意味し,2匹の蛇であるヌースとロゴス,すなわち霊性と理解とに支えられ,宇宙の四つの方向をめぐって支配する神とされる。ABRAXASの7文字は,七つの光,または数理的に365を意味し,紀元2世紀のアレクサンドリアに在住したグノーシス派のバシレイデスBasileidēsによれば,この宇宙は365の層をなす天によって構成され,その最下層の神がアブラクサスであって,地球や人類を創りだし,七つの属性によってこの世を支配している。しかし,アブラクサスは不完全なこの世の支配者であると同時に,365の天のさらに上にある完全な世界への媒介者でもあるという。…

※「Basileidēs」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

<<:  Basilus

>>:  Basilakes, N.

Recommend

Tuimazy

…The annual rainfall is 300-600 mm, and forests c...

Kim Ok-gyun

A politician and leader of the Enlightenment fact...

Stadhouder (English spelling)

The governor of each province of the Netherlands (...

barbiturate

...Hypnotics are broadly divided into barbiturate...

Christóvão Ferreira (English spelling)

His Japanese name was Sawano Chuan. He was a form...

Patriotic Airplane Donation Movement - Patriotic Airplane Donation Movement

…During the Manchurian Incident, the Army receive...

Pyxis (compass) - Rashinbanza (English spelling)

Its abbreviation is Pyx. It is a constellation tha...

Seasonal variation

…In northern lakes and ponds, Daphnia and Bosmina...

Comma

...Adults also visit flowers, but from summer onw...

Salutati - Coluccio Salutati (English spelling)

Italian humanist, man of letters, and politician....

Tango [town] - Tango

An old town in Takeno District, occupying the nort...

Tashiro [town] - Tashiro

A former town in Kitaakita County in northern Akit...

Deism - Rishinron (English spelling) deism

Deism is derived from the Latin deus (god) and is...

Anderson, A.

…The world's largest shipping company, with t...

Chronicles of the Three Generations of the Asai Family

This is a record of the rise and fall of the three...