Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Wilelmina Malliere and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. SIMON MAGUS AN ESSAY ON THE FOUNDER OF SIMONIANISM BASED ON THE ANCIENT SOURCES WITH A RE-EVALUATION OF HIS PHILOSOPHY AND TEACHINGS. BY G.R.S. MEAD ARES PUBLISHERS INC. CHICAGO MCMLXXIX SIMON MAGUS. INTRODUCTION. Everybody in Christendom has heard of Simon, the magician, and