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A chaos deity is a deity or more often a figure or spirit in mythology associated with or being a personification of primordial chaos. The following is a list of chaos deities in various mythologies. The following is a list of chaos deities in various mythologies.
Hesiod's Theogony, (c. 700 BC) which could be considered the "standard" creation myth of Greek mythology, [1] tells the story of the genesis of the gods. After invoking the Muses (II.1–116), Hesiod says the world began with the spontaneous generation of four beings: first arose Chaos (Chasm); then came Gaia (the Earth), "the ever-sure foundation of all"; "dim" Tartarus (the Underworld), in ...
In Hesiod's Theogony, Chaos was the first thing to exist: "at first Chaos came to be" (or was), [14] but next (possibly out of Chaos) came Gaia, Tartarus, and Eros (elsewhere the name Eros is used for a son of Aphrodite). [b] Unambiguously "born" from Chaos were Erebus and Nyx.
Azathoth is a deity in the Cthulhu Mythos and Dream Cycle stories of writer H. P. Lovecraft and other authors. He is the supreme deity of the Cthulhu Mythos and the ruler of the Outer Gods, [1] and may also be seen as a symbol for primordial chaos, [2] therefore being the most powerful entity in the entirety of the Cthulhu Mythos.
For male deities in mythology, world religion and fiction who personify chaos and disorder. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Kek and Kauket – The god and goddess of Chaos and Darkness, as well as being the concept of primordial darkness [58] Neper and Nepit – A god and goddess of Grain [ 59 ] [ 60 ] Nu and Naunet – Personifications of the formless, watery disorder from which the world emerged at creation and members of the Ogdoad [ 61 ]
During primary season Jeb Bush, then a White House hopeful himself, deemed Donald Trump "the chaos candidate." Well, a new book now claims Trump to be "God's chaos candidate.". According to author ...
Because Ra was the solar deity, bringer of light, and thus the upholder of Maat, Apep was viewed as the greatest enemy of Ra, and thus was given the title Enemy of Ra, and also "the Lord of Chaos". "The Lord of Chaos" was seen as a giant snake or serpent leading to such titles as Serpent from the Nile and Evil Dragon.