Protophanes

{{Short description|Gnostic deity of Barbelo}} {{Gnosticism}} In Sethian Gnosticism, '''Protophanes''' ("the First-Appearing One") is one of the three emanations of Barbelo (along with Kalyptos and Autogenes according to ''Zostrianos'').<ref name="Gnostic Bible">{{cite book|last=Barnstone|first=Willis|title=The Gnostic Bible|publisher=Shambhala|publication-place=Boston|year=2003|isbn=1-57062-242-6|oclc=51984869|page=}}</ref> Protophanes is mentioned in Nag Hammadi texts such as ''Zostrianos'', ''The Three Steles of Seth'', ''Allogenes the Stranger'', and ''Marsanes''.<ref name="NH-Meyer">{{cite book|last1=Meyer|first1=Marvin|author-link1=Marvin Meyer|title=The Nag Hammadi scriptures|publisher=HarperOne|publication-place=New York|year=2007|isbn=978-0-06-162600-5|oclc=124538398}}</ref>

==See also== *Aeon (Gnosticism) *Phanes

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Category:Gnostic deities

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