Norea

Siblings: Cain, Abel, and Seth

**Norea** is the daughter of the first humans Adam and Eve, she is also identified as Noah's wife and the avatar of the wisdom goddess Sophia.

## Overview

Norea is the fourth child born to Adam and Eve and is the younger sister of Seth. In reality, Norea is an Avatar of the Goddess of Wisdom and Knowledge, Sophia, an emanation of God, making her one of the most important humans on Earth, as she has a connection with the very Creator of all things.

She was also married to her older brother Seth, who some believe is an avatar of the Son of God, Jesus Christ, and this would explain their relationship, as Sophia is the consort of Jesus in Gnosticism. She is also known as the wife of Noah, or one of the Patriarch's wives. Norea like her parents and siblings is immortal, which has allowed her to live for thousands of years since the dawn of human beings.

## Appearance

Norea, being the daughter of Adam, the first man and Eve, the first woman, has an extraordinary appearance, resplendent with beauty. So much so that they say that the meaning of her name is "Beautiful", reflecting the great beauty of the daughter of Adam.

Norea is a beautiful, dark-skinned, ginger-haired woman with bluish eyes, with a curvy and beautiful figure. Norea was dressed only in simple clothes like tunics that covered her entire body. When using the Divine Name of God to defeat Yaldabaoth, her hair turned completely white, similar to Barbelo, giving her a goddess appearance.

## Personality

Norea is an honest person who loves peace and justice, as well as a steadfast follower of Jesus Christ, the Savior and the consort of her true self. She also showed a great knowledge of creation and the universe due to her long lifespan and being an avatar of the goddess of wisdom herself. She turned out to be so smart, knowing, and cunning that she became Adam's favorite daughter.

## History

Norea was born after Adam and Eve fell in love again and decided to reconcile. She was born after her older brother Seth, who shares the title of Father of Humanity with Adam. Norea was married to Seth for hundreds of years until the two decided to part ways to protect each other from the terrible Archons and Yaldabaoth.

Norea, thousands of years ago, married Enoch's great-grandson, Noah. After discovering that Yaldabaoth was not the true God and that there was an even greater one, a Man dressed in white appeared to her and told her that there was a way for humans to defend themselves from the Archons, which was through the Holy Name of God. Upon learning of this information, Norea sought out the Scribe of God with the intention of dethroning, obtaining the True Name of God and dethroning the Demiurge Yaldabaoth.

## Myths and Legends

Norea is a deity in Gnostic cosmology. She is sometimes characterized as the syzygy of Adam and Eve, or wife of Noah, and daughter of Adam and Eve. Norea is perceived in Gnostic thought as Sophia after her misfortune.

### Original Quote

For a long time, Norea was known for the summary of a book called Noria in the Panarion (Against Heresies) from Epiphanes of Salamis (ch. 26.1.3-9). According to him, the Borborites identified Norea with Pyrrha, the wife of Deucalion (a Greek character similar to Noah), because nura means "fire" in Syriac. She burned Noah's Ark three times, then revealed how to recover sparks stolen through sexual emissions. Elsewhere, Epiphanius says that the Setians regard Oraia as Seth's wife.

### Texts in Nag Hammadi

More information has become available since the discovery of the Nag Hammadi Library in 1945. In Hypostasis of the Archons, Norea is the daughter of Eve and the younger sister of Seth; both members of the pure race. The Archons then decide to destroy him with a Flood, but their leader, the evil Demiurge, tells Noah to build an ark, which Norea tries to board. Noah stops her and then she bursts out and sets her on fire. The Archons try to rape her, but she asks God for help. The angel Eleleth appears and scares the Archons before revealing her origins; she is a daughter of God.

Another Nag Hammadi text, Norea's Thought (or Norea's Ode) is a first-person account of Norea's cry to God. The text On the Origin of the World directs the reader to consult the Account of Horaia and the First Book of Horaia, one of which may be the same Thought of Norea mentioned by Epiphanius of Salamis.

### Names

Norea has several names, including Orea and Horaia, which means "beautiful". The name is believed to derive from a translation of Naamah, a Hebrew name meaning "pleasant". The demon Naamah is called "young Lilith". Both Norea and Lilith cry out to God to avoid unwanted sexual encounters.

## Quotes

*"I've lived thousands of years, and if there's one thing I've learned in all those millennia, it's... God is someone who always has a plan. Even though it seems hard to understand what he's doing right now, I know that whatever he does, he does it for the love of all of us." - Norea.*

*"And Adam knew his partner Eve, and she became pregnant and bore Seth to Adam. And she said, “I have borne another man through god, in place of Abel. Again Eve became pregnant, and she bore Norea. And she said, “He has produced for me a virgin as an assistance for many generations of human beings.” She is the virgin whom the forces did not defile. Then humankind began to multiply and improve." - The Hypostasis of the Archons.*

*"I knew I knew you from somewhere... You is Him. That person who helped me thousands of years ago. I didn't know what Your name was and I couldn't even thank You for everything." - Norea upon meeting Jesus in 30 CE.*

*"What is it, abortion of Sophia? Didn't you know that a pretty girl can fight and beat you to the punch? Haha! You are hilarious." - Norea to Yaldabaoth.*

*"It's ironic that when humans surpass the gods, they don't seem so awesome anymore. After all, if what separates humans from the gods is power, when one of us surpasses you, who do you have the right to forgive and punish?" - Norea to Yaldabaoth.*

## Trivia

* Norea is one of the greatest, if not the greatest Christian devotee of Jesus Christ, with her considering Jesus as more important than God Himself.