Chaos (cosmogony)
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| - | In [[Greek mythology]] the name '''Protogenoi''' (pl.; Gr. '''Protogenos''') means [[First Born]] or [[Primeval]] and are a group of [[deities]] who were born in [[the beginning of our universe]]. | + | '''Chaos''' ([[Ancient Greek|Greek]] {{lang|grc|χάος}} ''khaos'') refers to the formless or void state of '''[[Prima materia|primordial matter]]''' preceding the creation of the universe or [[cosmos]] in [[creation myth]]s, particularly [[Greek mythology|Greek]] but also in related [[religions of the Ancient Near East]]. |
| + | The motif of '''''chaoskampf''''' is ubiquitous in these myths, depicting a battle of a [[culture hero]] deity with a chaos monster, often in the shape of a serpent or [[dragon]]. | ||
| - | The Protogenoi are the first [[entities]] or beings that come into existence. They form the very fabric of our universe and as such are [[immortal]]. The Prôtogenoi are a group of gods from which all the other gods descend. Although generally believed to be the first gods produced from [[Chaos]], some sources mention a pair of deities who were the parents of these Prôtogenoi. These deites represent various elements of nature. | ||
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| - | These are the names who made up the Prôtogenoi. | ||
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| - | * [[Khaos]] (Void) - neuter/ sexless | ||
| - | :* [[Phanes (mythology)|Phanes]] (Generation) or [[Himeros]] (Eros elder – Procreation) – male | ||
| - | :* [[Phusis]] (Nature) or Thesis (Creation) – female | ||
| - | :* [[Erebos]] (Mists of Darkness) – male | ||
| - | ::* [[Aether (mythology)|Aether]] (Mists of Light) – male | ||
| - | :::* [[Thalassa (mythology)|Thalassa]] (Sea-surface) – female | ||
| - | ::* [[Hemera]] (Day) – female | ||
| - | :* [[Nyx (mythology)|Nyx]] (Night) – female | ||
| - | * [[Ananke (mythology)|Ananke]] (Inevitability) – female | ||
| - | * [[Chronos|Khronos]] (Time) – male | ||
| - | * [[Eros (mythology)|Eros]] (Love) – male | ||
| - | * [[Gaia (mythology)|Gaia]] (Earth) – female | ||
| - | :* The [[Ourea]] (Mountains) – male | ||
| - | :* The [[Nesoi (mythology)|Nesoi]] (Islands) – female | ||
| - | :* [[Ouranos]]/Uranus (Heaven) – male | ||
| - | ::* [[Tethys (mythology)|Tethys]] (Fresh Water) – female | ||
| - | ::* [[Okeanos]] (Ocean) or Hydros (Water) – male | ||
| - | :with Aither (not offspring of Gaia) | ||
| - | ::* [[Pontus (mythology)|Pontos]] (Water, the Seas) – male | ||
| - | ::* [[Tartaros]] (the great stormy Hellpit, which was seen as both a deity and the personification) – male | ||
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Chaos (Greek Template:Lang khaos) refers to the formless or void state of primordial matter preceding the creation of the universe or cosmos in creation myths, particularly Greek but also in related religions of the Ancient Near East. The motif of chaoskampf is ubiquitous in these myths, depicting a battle of a culture hero deity with a chaos monster, often in the shape of a serpent or dragon.
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