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The term '''Demiurge''' or '''Ialdaboth''' ('''Yaltabaoth''' and several other variants) is a name given within some [[belief system]]s to a [[deity]] responsible for the creation of the [[physical universe]] and the physical aspect of [[humanity]]. The word is derived from the ancient [[greek language|Greek]] δημιουργός (''démiourgos''), meaning an artisan or craftsman. (This word in turn comes from δήμιος "official" which in turn comes from δῆμος "people" and έργον meaning "creation" or "piece of work".) Although the term is used in a number of different religious and philosophical systems (most notably [[Platonism]] and [[Gnosticism]]) the precise nature and character of the Demiurge varies considerably, from being the benign architect of matter in some systems, to the personification of evil in others.
[[Plato]] refers to the Demiurge frequently in the ''[[Timaeus]]'' as the entity who "fashioned and shaped" the material world. Plato descibes the Demiurge as unreservedly good and hence desirous that the world should be as good as possible. The reason why the world is imperfect is that the Demiurge had to work on pre-existing chaotic matter.
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==References:==
*[http://www.gnosis.org/naghamm/nhl.htm The Nag
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