Another, less accepted theory claims that it is derived from a variation of ' demiurge ', although the two scholarly editions of the earliest mention of the term ( Jahnke 1898 and Sweeney 1997 ) see Demogorgon as a corruption of demiurge.

Demogorgon is first mentioned in the commentary on Statius's Thebaid often attributed in manuscripts to a Lactantius Placidus.

The name Demogorgon is introduced in a discussion of Thebaid 4. 516, which mentions ' the supreme being of the threefold world ' ( triplicis mundi summum ); in a mystical passage that seems to show Jewish influence, as it mentions Moses and Isaiah ); the author says of Statius, Dicit deum Demogorgona summum (' He is speaking of the Demogorgon, the supreme god ', or perhaps ' He is speaking of a god, the supreme Demogorgon ').

Prior to Lactantius, there is no mention of the supposed " Demogorgon " anywhere by any writer, pagan or Christian.

In the Early Middle Ages, Demogorgon is mentioned in the tenth-century Adnotationes super Lucanum, a series of short notes to Lucan's Pharsalia that are included in the Commenta Bernensia, the " Berne Scholia on Lucan ".

After Boccaccio Demogorgon is mentioned as a " primal " god in quite a few Renaissance texts, and impressively glossed " Demon-Gorgon ," i. e., " Terror-Demon " or " God of the Earth.

Demogorgon is the central character in Voltaire's 1756 short story Plato's Dream-a " lesser superbeing " who was responsible for creating the planet Earth.

Demogorgon is also a character in Percy Bysshe Shelley's Prometheus Unbound.

In this lyrical drama, Demogorgon is the offspring of Jupiter and Thetis who eventually dethrones Jupiter.

It is never mentioned whether Demogorgon is male or female and it is instead portrayed as a dark, shapeless spirit.

In the poem " Demogorgon " by Álvaro de Campos, the writer is afraid of becoming mad by learning the true nature and unveiling the mystery of life.

Oerth's newest death knight is Vanthus Vanderboren, a former nobleman of Sasserine and servant of Demogorgon.

* Demogorgon is a demon prince of tremendous power included in the Watcher's Keep expansion area as an optional boss.

Panthea describes Demogorgon upon his ebon throne: " I see a mighty darkness / Filling the seat of power, and rays of gloom / Dart round, as light from the meridian sun ,/ Ungazed upon and shapeless ; neither limb ,/ Nor form, nor outline ; yet we feel it is / A living Spirit.

For a remarkable early text actually identifying Ovid's Demiurge ( 1 / 1, here ) as " sovereign Demogorgon ," see the paraphrase of Metamorphoses I in Abraham France, The third part of the Countesse of Pembrokes Yuychurch ( London, 1592 ), sig.

The origins of the name Demogorgon are uncertain, partly because the name itself was perhaps of imaginary coinage.

Asia becomes upset that Demogorgon will not reveal the name of God, first demanding, " Utter his name: a world pining in pain / Asks but his name: curses shall drag him down.

It belonged to the god Amoth before he was killed by the demon lords Orcus and Demogorgon.

But even the wrath of a god cannot compare to the hatred and spite of the Dark Prince's chief rivals, Demogorgon and Orcus.

Demon lords and demon princes such as Orcus, Demogorgon, Zuggtmoy, Graz ' zt and countless others rule over the demons of their individual layers of the Abyss, inasmuch as the chaotic demons can be ruled over.

Demogorgon was taken up by Christian writers as a demon of Hell:

All are transformed by the power of the demon prince Demogorgon.

The mightiest demon princes, such as Orcus, Graz ' zt, and Demogorgon, constantly war with each other within the Abyss, and have little concern for the Nine Hells.

Known demon lords include Orcus, as well as Demogorgon, Graz ' zt, Fraz-Urb ' luu, Baphomet, Yeenoghu, Juiblex, Malcanthet, Pazuzu, Kostchtchie, Dagon, Pale Night, Obox-ob, Zuggtmoy, Sess ' Innek, and numerous others.

* 45 to 47-these three layers make up Azzagrat, the realm of the demon prince Graz ' zt, the rival of Demogorgon.

The Monster Manual 2 was released on May 20, 2009 with Demogorgon on the cover ; Monster Manual 3 was released on June 15, 2010 featuring Lolth on its cover.

filosofo confuso (" Demogorgon, or the Confused Philosopher " by Vincenzo Righini ( 1786 ) with a libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, which was originally written for Mozart.

Often, these conflicts put him in uneasy alliances with Orcus — alliances that invariably erupt in their own confrontations and leave Demogorgon wracked with mirth and delight.

By the late Middle Ages, the reality of a primordial " Demogorgon " was so well fixed in the European imagination that " Demogorgon's son Pan " became a bizarre variant reading for " Hermes ' son Pan " in one manuscript tradition of Boccaccio's Genealogia Deorum gentilium (" Genealogies of the Gods ": 1. 3-4 and 2. 1 ), misreading a line in Ovid's Metamorphoses.

" and Asia watches as the mountain opens and chariots moves out across the night sky, which Demogorgon explains as being driven by the Hours.

Yet the most notorious of Graz ' zt's wars have been against Demogorgon.

" The French historian and mythographer Jean Seznec, for instance, now spots in Demogorgon an allusion to the Demiurge (" Craftsman " or " Maker ") of Plato's Timaeus.

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According to Ariosto's Orlando Furioso, Demogorgon has a splendid temple palace in the Himalaya mountains where every five years the fates and genii are all summoned to appear before him and give an account of their actions.

When elements of Ariosto's poem supplied Philippe Quinault's libretto for Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera Roland, performed at Versailles, 8 January 1685, Demogorgon was king of the fairies and master of ceremonies.

These students, although they might read various articles in popular magazines, more often chose to report on articles found in the journals.

It wasn't just the pressure of work, although that was the excuse I often used, even to myself.

As a quintessentially Greek god, Apollo had no direct Roman equivalent, although later Roman poets often referred to him as Phoebus.

Adobe had been in use by indigenous peoples of the Americas in the Southwestern United States, Mesoamerica, and the Andean region of South America for several thousand years, although often substantial amounts of stone are used in the walls of Pueblo buildings.

That is true at sea level ; those limits increase with elevation above sea level although in mountainous regions, there is often no direct view of the true horizon.

Until the late 19th century, the axiom of choice was often used implicitly, although it had not yet been formally stated.

This algorithm is often more numerically reliable than the naïve algorithm for large sets of data, although it can be worse if much of the data is very close to but not precisely equal to the mean and some are quite far away from it.

Doubleday is often mistakenly credited with inventing baseball, although he never made such a claim, and there is no evidence to support it.

It is worth noting Ian Woods advice that although Gregory provides the fullest information for this period, where it touches Merovingian affairs, he often " allowed his religious bias to determine his interpretation of the events.

Sargon has often been cited as the first ruler of a combined empire of Akkad and Sumer, although more recently discovered data suggests there had been Sumerian expansions under previous kings, including Lugal-Anne-Mundu of Adab, Eannatum of Lagash, and Lugal-Zage-Si.

All three men named Aeolus appear to be connected genealogically, although the precise relationship, especially regarding the second and third Aeolus, is often ambiguous.

Traditional ayahuasca brews are often made with Banisteriopsis caapi as an MAOI, although Dimethyltryptamine sources and other admixtures vary from region to region.

Under the Empire, Roman colonies and cities often had officials with powers similar to those of the republican aediles, although their powers widely varied.

For example, his engraving of The Last Supper of 1523 has often been understood to have an evangelical theme, focussing as it does on Christ espousing the Gospel, as well the inclusion of the Eucharistic cup, an expression of Protestant utraquism, although this interpretation has been questioned.

Arrangers in pop music recordings often add parts for orchestral or band instruments involving new material such that the arrangers may reasonably be considered co-composers, although for copyright and royalty purposes usually are not.

In common speech the word artillery is often used to refer to individual devices, together with their accessories and fittings, although these assemblages are more properly referred to as equipments.

Christians more often converted to Islam than Jews although there were converted Jews among the new followers of Islam.

A number of harmful and undesired ( adverse ) effects have been observed, including lowered life expectancy, extrapyramidal effects on motor control – including akathisia ( an inability to sit still ), trembling, and muscle weakness – weight gain, decrease in brain volume ( although this is being debated, since schizophrenia, which is often treated with antipsychotics, also causes a shrinkage of brain volume ), enlarged breasts ( gynecomastia ) in men and milk discharge in men and women ( galactorrhea due to hyperprolactinaemia ), lowered white blood cell count ( agranulocytosis ), involuntary repetitive body movements ( tardive dyskinesia ), diabetes, sexual dysfunction, a return of psychosis requiring increasing the dosage due to cells producing more neurochemicals to compensate for the drugs ( tardive psychosis ), and a potential for permanent chemical dependence leading to psychosis worse than before treatment began, if the drug dosage is ever lowered or stopped ( tardive dysphrenia ).

The cities of Kamloops and Penticton, and rural towns of Oliver, and Osoyoos have some of the warmest and longest summer climates in Canada, although their temperature ranges are exceeded by the warmer Fraser Canyon towns of Lillooet and Lytton, where shade temperatures on summer afternoons often surpass but with very low humidity.

Phoronids resemble bryozoan zooids but are long and, although they often grow in clumps, do not form colonies consisting of clones.

Extensions of the guided technology include the Guided Light Transit and Translohr systems, although these are more often termed ' rubber tyred trams ' as they have limited or no mobility away from their guideways.

Tour buses will often carry a tour guide, although the driver or a pre-recorded audio commentary may also perform this function.

These are often minibuses for practical, tax and driver licensing reasons, although they can also be full size buses.

Those arguing in favour of an historical reading of Esther, most commonly identify Ahasuerus with Artaxerxes II ( ruled 405 – 359 BCE ) although in the past it was often assumed that he was Xerxes I ( ruled 486 – 465 BCE ).

Stock market fluctuations are often cited, although Benoit Mandelbrot rejected its applicability to stock price movements in part because these are discontinuous.