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Geometridae - Abraxas pantaria

Del griego ἀβράξας abráxas, cuyas letras, en su equivalencia numérica, suman 365, pues α = 1, β = 2, ρ = 100, ξ = 60 y ς = 200.

 

1. m. Voz simbólica entre los gnósticos, expresiva del curso del Sol en los 365 días del año y representativa del dios todopoderoso.

 

2. f. Piedra donde estaba grabada la palabra abraxas y que los gnósticos llevaban como talismán.

 

From the Greek ἀβράξας abráxas, whose letters, in their numerical equivalence, add up to 365, for α = 1, β = 2, ρ = 100, ξ = 60, and ς = 200.

 

1. m. A symbolic voice among the Gnostics, expressive of the course of the Sun in the 365 days of the year, and representative of the almighty god.

 

2. f. A stone on which the word abraxas was engraved and which the Gnostics carried as a talisman.

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