Chaos – Mythopedia Chaos was one of the primordial gods and, according to the common tradition, the very first being that came into existence Best translated as “Abyss” or “Chasm,” Chaos usually assumed the form of a great and indeterminate void
Theogony – Mythopedia The poem’s violent cycle of divine births, usurpations, and successions explores themes such as order and chaos, power, and divinity There is a certain religious fervor underlying the Theogony, especially surrounding gods such as Zeus and (somewhat idiosyncratically) Hecate
Eris – Mythopedia Eris, daughter of Nyx, was the goddess who personified strife Angry at being snubbed by the other gods, she orchestrated the infamous Judgment of Paris—the event that sparked the Trojan War
Set – Mythopedia Set, Egyptian god of chaos and disorder, was a source of tremendous antagonism in Egyptian mythology After being killed by Anubis, he became a force for good in the afterlife, defending the sun from the monster Apophis
Nyx – Mythopedia Nyx, daughter of Chaos and personification of the night, was among the first Greek gods of the cosmos She bore numerous children, both with her brother-consort Erebus as well as on her own, representing various personifications and abstractions
Gaia – Mythopedia Gaia was the embodiment of the earth itself, a Greek deity and the mother of all life She gave birth to the Titans and raised the god Zeus in secret, helping him to overthrow his tyrannical father, her own son Cronus
Erebus – Mythopedia Erebus, son of Chaos and personification of darkness, was one of the first gods that populated the cosmos Together with his sister-consort Nyx, Erebus fathered numerous children, representing various personifications and abstractions
Theogony (Full Text) - Mythopedia From Chaos came forth Erebus and black Night; but of Night were born Aether [5] and Day, whom she conceived and bare from union in love with Erebus And Earth first bare starry Heaven, equal to herself, to cover her on every side, and to be an ever-sure abiding-place for the blessed gods
Aether – Mythopedia The shining Aether, child of Erebus and Nyx, was the embodiment of the upper air, the radiant home of the gods Aether was the brother of Hemera, the personification of the day, and in some traditions was her consort as well
Loki – Mythopedia Loki was the ultimate trickster among the Norse gods, a shapeshifter whose wily deceptions sowed chaos among his people He survived the fallout of his pranks thanks to his wit and cunning