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Phanes
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thumb|alt=Winged figure holding a staff, with a snake coiled around his body|A figure who has been identified as Protogonos, on a relief from Modena, 2nd century AD
In Orphic cosmogony, Phanes () or Protogonos ( ) is a primeval deity who was born from the cosmic egg at the beginning of creation. He is referred to by various names, including Erikepaios "Power" () and Metis "Thought".
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