Abrasax

Meanings

1. A theonym of unclear signification, commonly invoked as a magic word on amulets, talismans, and papyri in the Mediterranean basin from the 2nd century B.C. until the 13th century, and viewed in Gnosticism as one of the Archons who follows Sabaoth when he leaves the ranks of the Demiurge to become an aeon alongside Sophia.

1. A gem engraved with the word Abrasax or Abraxas.

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin Abrasax, from Ancient Greek ἀβραξάς (abraxás) or ἀβρασάξ (abrasáx), possibly from the numerical value of the Greek letters, which is 365.