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GLOSSARY
Occurrences: 2
First Reference: 1st Endowment 6:19
And Yaldabaoth answered, saying: “Father of Chaos, Lord of Darkness am I, even the Chief Demiurgos of the matter unformed; for I alone am the Self-Created One, for by my own power did I draw myself from the Abyss which you see gathered about you.
See: Yaldabaoth
Summary: The Chief Demiurgos, Yaldabaoth, used the phrase “Self-Created One” while introducing himself to his first emanation, Jehovah-Yahweh (1:6:19). Other titles proclaimed by Yaldabaoth include: “Father of Chaos” and “Lord of Darkness”.
Notes/References:
And the dreadful father spoke to the dreadful son, saying: “I am your Father, Yaldabaoth is my name. Father of Chaos, Lord of Darkness am I, even the Chief Demiurgos of the matter unformed. For I alone am the Self-Created One, for by my own power did I draw myself out from the Abyss.