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InSethian Gnosticism, aluminary is anangel-like being (or heavenly dwelling place in theApocryphon of John). Four luminaries are typically listed in Sethian Gnostic texts, such as theSecret Book of John, theHoly Book of the Great Invisible Spirit, andZostrianos. The luminaries are considered to beemanations of the supreme divine triad consisting of the Father (Invisible Spirit), the Mother (Barbelo), and the Child (Autogenes). Listed from highest to lowesthierarchical order, they are:[1][2]
Eleleth is a luminary inGnostic cosmology and one of the fourSethian luminaries. Eleleth appears inHypostasis of the Archons,Apocryphon of John, andThe Three Forms of the First Thought found in theNag Hammadi library in 1945 and is probably mentioned in theGospel of Judas asEl.[3]
InTheHypostasis of the Archons, Eleleth comes down from thepleroma to saveNorea after she cried out to theMonad for help against theArchons, who try to seize her. After Eleleth appeared, the Archons withdraw from Norea, and Eleleth informs Norea about her true origin and the origin of the world.[4]
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