Demiurge

> A Demiurge is basically an artisan, it uses whatever he has at its disposal to create its worlds. Different from the monotheistic view where the Creator of the universe creates everything ex nihilo. Generally the Demiurge works as an agent of the Supreme God to create the universe for him. For example, Bythos uses Yaldabaoth, Monad uses Nous, Brahman uses Brahma and so on.
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A **Demiurge** is a type of god responsible for the creation and sustaining all of creation.

## Overview

The Demiurges were deities that were born before the universe was fully formed fully. Some may have been born before the Primeval Wars, some were born after. What is important is that they helped God in creating the uncreated universe. Even after their work was done, they still maintain what they helped create, acting as the pillars of the universe. At the most basic definition, demiurges are the creator gods mentioned in religious texts as being the sole creator of the universe. While incorrect, as if there was a sole creator it would be God, there is still merit in the description.

While the term has been given negative connotations over the years, the term itself is neutral. They were gods that helped in the creation of everything, their actions after the fact have nothing to do with that fact. The negative connotations most likely came from the entity most often associated with the term, Yaldabaoth.

Demiurges themselves aren't necessarily the supreme gods of their pantheons, or even as a supreme god in a monotheistic sense. This is because the Demiurges and their material creations originate from a separate source. Consequently, every god that helped in creating the universe would be considered a demiurge as they all come from a different entity.

## List of Demiurges

### Abrahamic

* Abraxas
* Autogenes
* Nous
* Holy Spirit
* Iao
* Jehovah
* Jesus Christ
* Lamb of God
* Sabaoth
* Uriel
* Yaldabaoth
* Nebro

### Canaanite

* Asherah
* El

### Chinese

* Huanglong
* Shangdi

### Egyptian

* Amun
* Aten
* Atum
* Bennu
* Khnum
* Ptah
* Ra

### Greco-Roman

* Ananke
* Caligo
* Chronos
* Eurynome
* Nyx
* Ophion
* Phanes
* Zeus

### Hindu

* Brahma
* Mahadevi
* Vishnu

### Japanese

* Amenominakanushi
* Izanagi
* Izanami
* Takami-musubi

### Mesopotamian

* Enki
* Marduk

### Norse

* Borr
* Odin
* Vili and Vé

### Proto-Indo-European

* Dʰéǵʰōm
* Dyēus

### Other

* Aall-Go-Vaedrum
* Hayat
* Ibu
* Magnum Innominandum
* Magnum Tenebrosum
* Māna-Yood-Sushāī
* Urizen
* Yog-Sothoth

## Myths and Legends

The term "Demiurge" originated from the school of philosophical thought Platonism, being used to mean an artisan-like figure in charge of creating the physical universe. The term was eventually adopted by the Gnostics.

The word "demiurge" was derived from the Latin word "demiurgus", which was derived from the Greek word δημιουργός or dēmiurgós. It was originally a common word translated into English as "craftsman" or "artisan", but eventually came to mean "producer" and "creator".

## Quotes

> A demiurge is an artisan, a creator of the world under the command of a higher power, a lesser god doing comission work for a greater god. I am a demiurge, and so is Odin, and Ptah, and your father, Zeus.
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> Eurynome to a demigod son of Zeus.

## Trivia

* Although the Demiurge is generally portrayed as an antagonistic figure by Gnosticism, a Demiurge is not necessarily an evil being. It's just imperfect. Being imperfect, it cannot create a perfect world.
* Demiurge literally means Public Server.