Demiurge or Demiourgos

A demiurge is defined as "a Platonic subordinate deity who fashions the sensible world in the light of eternal ideas; a Gnostic subordinate deity who is the creator of the material world; one that is an autonomous creative force or decisive power."

Demiourgos is the Latinized form of the Greek δημιουργός, dēmiourgos, literally "public or skilled worker, worker for the people," from dēmos "common people" + ergos "work." Taken in Platonic philosophy as a name for the maker of the world. In the Gnostic system, "conceived as a being subordinate to the Supreme Being, and sometimes as the author of evil" [OED]. – Online Etymology Dictionary.

We may view the Greek demiurge as having the same or a similar function as the Elohim, the host of creator gods who execute the will of God. The philosophical usage of demiourgos derives from Plato's Timaeus, in which the demiurgos is presented as the creator of the universe, responsible for fashioning and maintaining the physical universe.

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References

Harper, Douglas. "Demiurge," Online Etymology Dictionary, accessed January 28, 2021.

Dictionary, Merriam-Webster. "Demiurge," Merriam-Webster.com. Accessed April 20, 2021.


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