List of Occultists - Ancient World

Ancient World

  • Apollonius of Tyana, wizard
  • Apuleius, author of a magical novel
  • Abaris the Hyperborean
  • Elymas, Jewish magus who opposed Paul on Cyprus
  • Gyges of Lydia, king said to possess magical artifacts
  • Heraclitus, philosopher important in occultism
  • Hermes Trismegistus/Thoth
  • Iamblichus, neo-platonist philosopher, espoused theurgy
  • Iannes and Mambres, magicians at Pharaoh's court mentioned in the New Testament
  • Julian, practiced occult theurgy
  • Mary the Jewess, oldest known alchemist in western culture
  • Plato, philosopher important in occultism
  • Plotinus, neo-platonist philosopher important in occultism
  • Pythagoras, philosopher important in occultism
  • Ptolemy, astrologer
  • Simon Magus, magician mentioned in New Testament
  • Solomon, king said to be the builder of the first temple with help of demons
  • Virgil, subjected to magical legends
  • The Witch of Endor, Biblical witch and spirit medium
  • Zhang Jiao, leader of the Yellow Turban Rebellion
  • Zhuge Liang, advisor to Liu Bei during the Three Kingdoms period
  • Zoroaster, Founder of the order of the Magi

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