Ialdabaoth

In Gnosticism, Ialdabaoth is a lesser, imperfect creator deity, often referred to as the demiurge. He is depicted as a ruler (archon) who fashioned the material world and its subordinate powers, unaware of any higher divine power. This creation is seen as a flawed imitation of a more perfect spiritual realm. Gnostic myths, such as those found in the Apocryphon of John, describe Ialdabaoth as being created by Wisdom, a lower entity from the divine realm, in an unauthorized act. He is often portrayed as ignorant and malevolent, responsible for creating humanity and the earthly Adam and Eve, but ultimately tricked by divine forces. Gnosticism generally contrasts this inferior creator with a supreme, transcendent God and emphasizes salvation through esoteric knowledge, or gnosis.1234