ARCHONS

Meaning of ARCHONS in English

[Judaic] Gnostic controllers of the seven spheres.

Encyclopedia Mythica English dictionary. Английский энциклопедический словарь греческой мифологии. 2012

ARCHON — In ancient Greece, the chief magistrate or magistrates in a city-state, from the Archaic period onward. In Athens , nine …
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ARCHON — In Gnosticism , any of various world-governing powers created with the material world by the Demiurge . Because the Gnostics …
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THESMOTHETE — ˈthezməˌthēt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Greek thesmothetēs, from thesmos law + thetēs one who sets, lays down, from tithenai …
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THESMOTHETE — (n.) A lawgiver; a legislator; one of the six junior archons at Athens.
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THESMOTHETE — ( n. ) A lawgiver; a legislator; one of the six junior archons at Athens.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THESMOTHETE — noun a lawgiver; a legislator; one of the six junior archons at athens.
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PHYLE — plural Phylae, any of several "tribes" that formed the largest political subgroups within all Dorian and most Ionian Greek city-states …
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ARCHON — Greek Archon, in ancient Greece, the chief magistrate or magistrates in many city-states. The office became prominent in the Archaic …
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MANDAEANISM — (from Mandaean mandayya, having knowledge), ancient Middle Eastern religion still surviving in Iraq and Khuzistan (southwest Iran). The religion is …
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HELLANICUS OF LESBOS — flourished 5th century BC Greek historian whose work marks an advance in the development of historiography. He lived for some …
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ECCLESIA — Greek Ekklesia (gathering of those summoned), in ancient Greece, assembly of citizens in a city-state. Its roots lay in the …
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DRACO — flourished 7th century BC also spelled Dracon Athenian lawgiver whose harsh legal code punished both trivial and serious crimes in …
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ARCHON — in Gnosticism, any of a number of world-governing powers that were created with the material world by a subordinate deity …
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JURISDICTION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE appellate ▪ Congress may limit the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court even in …
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ARCHON — n. In ancient Greece, the chief magistrate or magistrates in a city-state, from the Archaic period onward. In Athens , …
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MANDAEANISM — Ancient Middle Eastern Gnostic sect surviving in Iraq and southwestern Iran. Like other dualistic systems, it stresses salvation of the …
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AREOPAGUS — n. Supreme tribunal of ancient Athens . It was named for the Areopagus ("Ares' Hill"), where it met. It began …
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ARCHON — n. In Gnosticism , any of various world-governing powers created with the material world by the Demiurge . Because the …
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JUDAIC MYTHOLOGY — All the articles available in the Judaic mythology section of the Encyclopedia Mythica: Abba Amona; Abel; Abigail; Abigor; Abinadab; Abracadabra; …
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