The Creation of Plants and Animals

1. And primal Psyche loved Eros, who dwelt with her, and poured her blood onto himself as well as onto the earth, and from out of that blood the first rose sprouted up from out of the earth, coming out of the thorn bush, as a source of gladness for the light that was to appear from within the bush.

2. Additionally, after this the lovely flowers of pleasant aroma sprouted up from the earth, of different varieties, from each of the virgin daughters of Pronoia, and when they had fallen in love with Eros, they poured out their blood onto him and onto the earth.

3. After these, all the plants sprouted up from the earth, of different varieties, bearing inside of them the seed of the authorities and of their angels.

4. After these, from out of the waters the authorities created different varieties of animal species, including reptiles and birds, bearing inside of them the seed of the authorities and their angels.

5. However, before all of these, when he had appeared on the first day, he lingered on earth approximately two days, and departed from the lower Pronoia in heaven, and ascended towards his light, and straightaway darkness obscured the entire cosmos.