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The Demiurge is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.
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Origin
The Demiurge,[a] literally meaning "craftsman" or "artisan," is a concept in Platonic philosophy. The Demiurge is the benevolent creator of the universe who seeks to create a world as good as possible. Plato first described this concept in his dialogue Timaeus.
The term was later applied to the creator of the material world in Gnosticism. Marcion, while not a Gnostic, held a dualistic belief in two gods: the harsh God of the Old Testament, whom he called the Demiurge, and the higher, loving Good God of the New Testament, of whom Jesus preached. Valentinus, an early Gnostic, would use this term as well, from whom other Gnostic sects adopted the term.
Gnostic interpretations of the Demiurge vary. To Valentinus, the Demiurge was the God of the Old Testament, but he diverges from Marcion in that he believed the Demiurge was part of a complex cosmology consisting of a series of emanations from the Pleroma (the fullness). The Demiurge is the son of Sophia (wisdom).
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Shin Megami Tensei IV
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Compendium
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Shin Megami Tensei IV | An imperfect god of Gnosticism who created the material world. According to Gnostics of the Roman Empire, the Demiurge proclaims himself as God; when Adam and Eve gain "knowledge," he cast them out in anger. |
Game Appearances
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
Shin Megami Tensei IV
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
Nomenclature
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | デミウルゴス | Demiurgos. Greek equivalent of English demiurge. |
Notes
- ↑ Greek: δημιουργός dēmiourgós
- Stubs
- Demon Stubs
- Pages created from boilerplates
- Demons in Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
- Demons in Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux
- Demons in Shin Megami Tensei IV
- Demons in Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
- Demons in Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2
- Demons in Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
- Demons in Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner