On the Origin of the World 20

1She first became pregnant with Abel by the first archon. By the seven authorities and their angels, she had the other children. Everything happened according to the forethought of the Primal Parent, so that the Primal Mother could bear every seed within her, mixed and joined with the destiny of the universe and its structures. A plan designed beforehand by Justice was set in motion concerning Eve: the shaped forms of the authorities would become places enclosing the light, and through their shaped forms the light would condemn them.

2The Primal Adam, who is from the Light, is filled with spirit, and he appeared on the first day. The second Adam is filled with soul, and he appeared on the sixth day, called “Aphrodite.” The third Adam is a created being from the earth, namely, the man of the Law. He appeared on the eighth day, called “Sun-Day,” [following] [] the lowly Rest-Day. The descendants of the earthly Adam multiplied and filled the earth, and from within themselves they produced all kinds of technological skills possessed by the Adam filled with soul. However, they all lived in ignorance.