Chaos
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Chaos is the primordial void or yawning gap in ancient Greek cosmology, from which the first gods and elements of the universe emerged.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| rule of Cronus | 1 |
| Χάος | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek mythological figure
ⓘ
cosmic entity ⓘ mythological concept ⓘ primordial deity ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Hesiod's Theogony
ⓘ
surface form:
Theogony
|
| associatedConcept |
disorder
ⓘ
emptiness ⓘ formlessness ⓘ |
| attributedToAuthor | Hesiod ⓘ |
| category |
Cosmogonic entities
ⓘ
Primordial Greek deities ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction | origin point of gods and elements ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole |
origin of the cosmos
ⓘ
state preceding creation ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| describedAs |
chasm
ⓘ
primordial void ⓘ yawning gap ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | chaos as modern scientific concept ⓘ |
| domain |
cosmology
ⓘ
theogony ⓘ |
| etymologicalMeaning |
gap
ⓘ
void ⓘ |
| givesRiseTo |
Erebus
ⓘ
Nyx ⓘ elements of the universe ⓘ primordial deities ⓘ |
| greekName |
Chaos
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Χάος
|
| hasGenderInSomeTraditions |
female
ⓘ
male ⓘ neutral ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hellenistic cosmology
ⓘ
later philosophical concepts of chaos ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
primordial space
ⓘ
space between heaven and earth ⓘ |
| linguisticOrigin |
Ancient Greek
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greek language
|
| mythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| opposedTo | cosmos ⓘ |
| positionInCosmogony |
first principle
ⓘ
one of the first beings ⓘ |
| precedes |
Erebus
ⓘ
Cupid ⓘ
surface form:
Eros
Gaia ⓘ Nyx ⓘ Tartarus ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
cosmic egg
ⓘ
creation from nothingness ⓘ |
| sourceText | Hesiod's Theogony ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfBelief | Archaic Greece ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
rule of Cronus