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Sophia

also known as Holy Wisdom, Hagia Sophia

Definition

Wisdom personified as a feminine divine figure. In Gnostic myth, the youngest aeon whose longing or error causes the fall of light into matter — and whose redemption mirrors the soul's. In Orthodox Christianity, the wisdom of God; in Jung, the soul's mediating image.

Etymology

Greek sophia — wisdom.

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