▁of ▁the ▁whole ▁Church . ▁ ▁Bishop ▁H os ius ▁of ▁Cord ova , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁firm ▁H omo ous ians , ▁may ▁well ▁have ▁helped ▁bring ▁the ▁council ▁to ▁cons ensus . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁council , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁conf id ant ▁of ▁the ▁em peror ▁in ▁all ▁Church ▁matters . ▁H os ius ▁stands ▁at ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁lists ▁of ▁b ish ops , ▁and ▁Ath anas ius ▁as cri bes ▁to ▁him ▁the ▁actual ▁form ulation ▁of ▁the ▁cre ed . ▁Great ▁leaders ▁such ▁as ▁E ust ath ius ▁of ▁Ant io ch , ▁Alexander ▁of ▁Alexand ria , ▁Ath anas ius , ▁and ▁Mar cell us ▁of ▁An cy ra ▁all ▁ad her ed ▁to ▁the ▁H omo ous ian ▁position . ▁ ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁his ▁sympathy ▁for ▁Ari us , ▁E use b ius ▁of ▁Ca es area ▁ad her ed ▁to ▁the ▁dec isions ▁of ▁the ▁council , ▁accepting ▁the ▁entire ▁cre ed . ▁The ▁initial ▁number ▁of ▁b ish ops ▁supporting ▁Ari us ▁was ▁small . ▁After ▁a ▁month ▁of ▁discussion , ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁June , ▁there ▁were ▁only ▁two ▁left : ▁The onas ▁of ▁Mar mar ica ▁in ▁Lib ya , ▁and ▁Sec und us ▁of ▁P to le ma is . ▁Mar is ▁of ▁Chal ced on , ▁who ▁initially ▁supported ▁A rian ism , ▁agreed ▁to ▁the ▁whole ▁cre ed . ▁Similarly , ▁E use b ius ▁of ▁Nic om edia ▁and ▁The ogn is