Simon Magus in popular culture
- Simon Magus in popular culture
Simon Magus can refer to:
*Simon Magus is portrayed as a pivotal character, "Simon the Magician," played by Jack Palance, in the 1954 movie "The Silver Chalice" (which also debuted a young Paul Newman).
*In 2007, Abnocto released a CD entitled "Simon Magus". [ [http://www.waerloga.com/abnocto/ Abnocto] ]
*Simon is the hero of a series of short stories and novels by Richard L. Tierney, set in the Cthulhu Mythos.
*Simon Magus (film) is the name of a 1999 film. [" [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0161977/ "Simon Magus" (1999)] ," "The Internet Movie Database".]
*According to the pseudohistorical book "The Templar Revelation", Simon Magus (not Jesus Christ) was the true heir of John the Baptist.
*Simon Magus appears in the 2001 Scott McBain novel 'The Coins of Judas'.
References
ee also
*Gnosticism in popular culture
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