Yaldabaoth, TERM

Yaldabaoth, otherwise known as Jaldabaoth or Ialdabaoth^[a] (/ˌjɑːldəˈbeɪɒθ/; Koine Greek: Ιαλδαβαώθ, romanized: Ialdabaóth; Latin: Ialdabaoth;^[1] Coptic: ⲒⲀⲖⲦⲀⲂⲀⲰⲐ Ialtabaôth), is a malevolent god and demiurge (creator of the material world) according to various Gnostic sects, represented sometimes as a theriomorphic, lion-headed serpent.^[2][3][4] He is identified as a false god who keeps souls trapped in physical bodies, imprisoned in the material universe.