by T. Apiryon This Saint is very obscure, there is no historical personage of any note whatsoever who was known by this name. Some have speculated that the reference may be to William I “The Conqueror,” Norman King of England (1027 – 1087 e.v.), or to the medieval English logician, William of Shyreswood or Sherwood
Comments Off on William of Schyren(742-814 e.v.) by T. Apiryon King of the Franks, founder of the Carolingian dynasty which supplanted that of the Merovingians, and founder of the Holy Roman Empire in 800 e.v. as Charles I. Also known as Charlemagne, Karl der Grosse, and Carl the Great; he was the grandson of Charles Martel, “The Hammer,” with whom
Comments Off on Carolus Magnus(6th-7th cent. e.v./mythic) by T. Apiryon Also known as Percival, Parsifal, Percyvelle, and Perlesvaus, and Peredur. The medieval European hero of the Grail legends, who typifies the “Pure Fool” of ATU 0. פּארציואל = 418. The various Grail legends differ in their accounts of Perceval, but usually count him as one of Arthur’s knights of
Comments Off on Parzival(6th-7th cent. e.v./mythic) by T. Apiryon Usually spelled Gamuret or Gahmuret, this name (pronounced “ga-mu-rey”) is the early source of the familiar name “Montgomery.” Gamuret was the father of Parzival by Queen Herzeleide, sister of Amfortas. כמורת = 666, כמורחת = 671. The story of Gamuret apparently originated with the Bavarian knight-poet, Wolfram von Eschenbach
Comments Off on Kamuret(c. 475 – 542 e.v.) by T. Apiryon Semi-legendary Romano-British king, son of Uther Pendragon. Leader of the Knights of the Round Table. Arthur was the principal figure in a large number of medieval legends, histories and romances, including the Welsh poem Gododdin (c. 600 e.v.), the Historia Britonum of Nennius (c. 800 e.v.), the
Comments Off on ArthurMerlin (Ambrosius)(c. 450 – 536 e.v.) by T. Apiryon Semi-legendary British magician, prophet, and mentor of King Arthur and the Lady of the Lake. He probably represents the fusion of several historical and mythological figures. According to legend, Merlin was the son of a mortal maiden and the Devil. A variant spelling of Merlin is
Comments Off on MerlinHippolytus of Rome(170 – 235 e.v.) by T. Apiryon Greek ecclesiastical writer, Bishop of Portus, and the first “Antipope.” He was an orthodox Father of the Christian Church, a Roman Catholic Saint, and a disciple of Irenaeus. Author of a large body of early ecclesiastical writings, among which is the famous Apostolic Tradition which was
Comments Off on Hippolytus(155-233 e.v.) by T. Apiryon Also known as Bar-Daisan. A Gnostic Christian poet from the Syrian city-state of Edessa (now called Urfa, or Sanliurfa, in southern Turkey), possibly of the Valentinian lineage. Some scholars refer to him as “the last of the Gnostics” because he may have been the last major teacher to attempt to
Comments Off on Bardesanes(c. 105 – c. 165 e.v) by T. Apiryon Alexandrian founder (probably of Carthaginian birth) of the Valentinian sect of Gnostics during the reign of the Roman Emperor Antonius Pius. Valentinus may have studied with Basilides in Alexandria, he also claimed additional secret teachings from someone named Theodas, who was allegedly a disciple of Paul.
Comments Off on Valentinus(c. 100 – c. 139 e.v.) by T. Apiryon Syrian or Egyptian founder of the Basilidean sect of Christian Gnostics in Alexandria during the reigns of the Roman Emperors Hadrian and Antonius Pius. What we know of Basilides and of his system we know by virtue of the reports of his enemies, primarily Irenaeus of
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