Born in Gitta, the primary biblical account of this figure comes from Acts 8, where he offers to pay Peter and John so that he too may have the power of the Holy Spirit through the laying of hands.
Some of this figure's disciples were said to have been Marcion of Pontus and Menander from Capparetea who deceived many in Antioch. According to Chapter 26 of the First Apology of Justin Martyr, this figure for whom a statue was erected "on the river Tiber between two bridges" was not trusted by Christians. Eusebius claims that the revealer of The Three Steles of Seth, Dosithesus, was this figure's teacher, and this figure is often associated with Helena, an ostensible incarnation of the Mother Goddess. Born in Gitta, the primary biblical account of this figure comes from Acts 8, where he offers to pay Peter and John so that he too may have the power of the Holy Spirit through the laying of hands. Called "the Father of All Heresies" and often accused of being possessed by demons and levitating at will, for 10 points, name this first century Samaritan proto-Gnostic wizard whose name is lent to the crime of paying for holy offices.
Some of this figure's disciples were said to have been Marcion of Pontus and Menander from Capparetea who deceived many in Antioch.
{Simon Magus} [accept {Simon} the {Magician}, {Simon} the {Sorcerer} or {Simon Gitta}]