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2. "And Self-willed sent out of the height, out of the thirteenth æon, and sent another
great light-power. It came down into the chaos as a flying arrow, that he might help his

emanations, so that they might take away the lights from Pistis Sophia anew. And when
that light-power had come down, the emanations of Self-willed which were in the chaos
and oppressed Pistis Sophia, took great courage and again pursued Pistis Sophia with
great terror and great alarm. And some of the emanations of Self-willed oppressed her.
3. One of them changed itself into the form of a great serpent; another again changed
itself also into the form of a seven-headed basilisk; another again changed itself into the

form of a dragon. And moreover the first power of Self-willed, the lion-faced, and all his
other very numerous emanations, they came together and oppressed Pistis Sophia and
led her again into the lower regions of the chaos and alarmed her again exceedingly.

4. "It came to pass then that there looked down out of the twelve æons, Adamas, the
Tyrant, who also was wroth with Pistis Sophia, because she desired to go to the Light of
lights, which was above them all; therefore was he wroth with her. It came to pass then,
when Adamas, the Tyrant, had looked down out of the twelve æons, that he saw the
emanations of Self-willed oppressing Pistis Sophia, until they should take from her all
her lights.

5. It came to pass then, when the power of Adamas had come down into the chaos unto all
the emanations of Self-willed,--it came to pass then, when that demon came down into
the chaos, that it dashed down Pistis Sophia. And the lion-faced power and the serpent-
form and the basilisk-form and the dragon-form and all the other very numerous

emanations of Self-willed surrounded Pistis Sophia all together, desiring to take from
her anew her powers in her, and they oppressed Pistis Sophia exceedingly and
threatened her.

6. It came to pass then, when they oppressed her and alarmed her exceedingly, that she
cried again to the Light and sang praises, saying:

7. "'O Light, it is thou who hast helped me; let thy light come over me.
8. "'For thou art my protector, and I come hence unto thee, O Light, having faith in
thee, O Light.
9. "'For thou art my saviour from the emanations of Self-willed and of Adamas, the
Tyrant, and thou shalt save me from all his violent threats.'

10. "And when Pistis Sophia had said this, then at the commandment of my Father, the First
Mystery which looketh within, I sent again Gabriēl and Michaēl and the great light-
stream, that they should help Pistis Sophia.
11. And I gave commandment unto Gabriēl and Michaēl to bear Pistis Sophia in their hands,
so that her feet should not touch the darkness below; and I gave them commandment