In Sethian Gnosticism, Yao or Iao (Ἰαω) is an archon.[1] In On the Origin of the World, he is one of the three sons of Yaldabaoth, with the other two being Astaphaios and Eloai. In the Apocryphon of John, he is the fourth of the seven archons.[2]

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  1. ↑ Barnstone, Willis (2003). The Gnostic Bible. Boston: Shambhala. ISBN 1-57062-242-6. OCLC 51984869.
  2. ↑ Meyer, Marvin (2007). The Nag Hammadi scriptures. New York: HarperOne. ISBN 978-0-06-162600-5. OCLC 124538398.


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