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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]]. | + | '''Physis ({{lang|grc|φύσις}})''' is a Greek [[theology|theological]], [[philosophy|philosophical]], and [[science|scientific]] term usually translated into English as "[[nature]]". In [[the Odyssey]], [[Homer]] uses the word once (its earliest known occurrence), referring to the intrinsic way of growth of a particular species of plant.< |
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| - | 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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Physis (Template:Lang) is a Greek theological, philosophical, and scientific term usually translated into English as "nature". In the Odyssey, Homer uses the word once (its earliest known occurrence), referring to the intrinsic way of growth of a particular species of plant.<
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