▁the ▁myth ▁of ▁the ▁capture ▁of ▁the ▁reb elli ous ▁arch ons , ▁whose ▁leaders ▁here ▁appear ▁as ▁five ▁in ▁number . ▁Par ap lex ▁He k ate ▁Ari outh ▁( f em ales ) ▁Ty phon ▁I acht an ab as ▁( m ales ) ▁ ▁Mand ae ans ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁Mand ae ans , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁different ▁and ▁perhaps ▁more ▁primitive ▁conception ▁of ▁the ▁Seven , ▁according ▁to ▁which ▁they , ▁together ▁with ▁their ▁mother ▁Nam rus ▁( R u ha ) ▁and ▁their ▁father ▁( U r ), ▁belong ▁entirely ▁to ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁darkness . ▁They ▁and ▁their ▁family ▁are ▁looked ▁upon ▁as ▁capt ives ▁of ▁the ▁god ▁of ▁light ▁( M anda - d ' h ay ye , ▁H ibil - Z iva ), ▁who ▁p ard ons ▁them , ▁sets ▁them ▁on ▁ch ari ots ▁of ▁light , ▁and ▁appoint s ▁them ▁as ▁r ul ers ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁Man ich ae ans ▁ ▁The ▁Man iche ans ▁readily ▁adopted ▁the ▁G nost ic ▁usage , ▁and ▁their ▁arch ons ▁are ▁invari ably ▁evil ▁be ings , ▁who ▁make ▁up ▁the ▁Prince ▁of ▁Dark ness . ▁It ▁is ▁related ▁how ▁the ▁helper ▁of ▁the ▁Pr imal ▁Man , ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁life , ▁captured ▁the ▁evil ▁arch ons , ▁and ▁fast ened ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁firm ament , ▁or ▁according ▁to ▁another ▁account , ▁fl ay ed ▁them , ▁and ▁formed ▁the ▁firm ament ▁from ▁their ▁skin , ▁and ▁this ▁conception ▁is