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The following is a family tree of gods, goddesses, and other divine and semi-divine figures from Ancient Greek mythology and Ancient Greek religion. Chaos The Void. Tartarus The Abyss. Gaia The Earth.
Chaos (Ancient Greek: χάος, romanized: Kháos) is the mythological void state preceding the creation of the universe (the cosmos) in ancient near eastern cosmology and early Greek cosmology. It can also refer to an early state of the cosmos constituted of nothing but undifferentiated and indistinguishable matter .
Chaos was – most Greek cosmologies tell us – the very first of all, the origin of everything, the empty, unfathomable space at the beginning of time. But, it was more than just a gaping void – as its name is usually translated from Ancient Greek.
The family tree of the ancient Greek gods is depicted here in a large series of charts which include a short summary of the main gods, an illustration of Hesiod's Theogony, and a comprehensive eight-part set sourced from a broad selection of ancient texts.
2 maj 2024 · Table of Contents. Chaos: The Great Father of All Greek Gods. Chaos is the progenitor of all Hellenistic deities. The first generation of Greek gods and goddesses, the Primordials, was born from this being despite its famed nothingness. By that, we mean Chaos just sort of is.
In Greek mythology Chaos was the first of the primordial gods (protogenoi) to emerge at the dawn of creation. She was followed in quick succession by Gaea (Earth), Tartarus (the Pit Below) and Eros (Procreation).
26 paź 2022 · The Family of Chaos in Greek Mythology. Chaos is not normally portrayed as having had parents. Either it had sprouted from nothingness or had always existed. Soon after Chaos appeared, it was said that Gaia and Eros also appeared. Although they were sometimes said to have come from Chaos, traditionally they were never said to be its children.
