Phanes

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Orphic deity deity of creation deity of light primordial Greek deity

Phanes is a primordial Greek deity of creation and light, often regarded as the first-born god who emerged from the cosmic egg and brought the universe into existence.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Orphic deity ⓘ deity of creation ⓘ deity of light ⓘ primordial Greek deity ⓘ
absorbedBy	Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Ericapaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ Eros Protogonos NERFINISHED ⓘ Metis NERFINISHED ⓘ Protogonos NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	creation ⓘ light ⓘ order of the cosmos ⓘ procreation ⓘ
broughtIntoExistence	universe ⓘ
consort	Night NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyx NERFINISHED ⓘ
containedWithin	Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ
cosmologicalStatus	primordial being ⓘ
culture	Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
depictedAs	androgynous deity ⓘ winged god surrounded by zodiac or animals ⓘ
domain	cosmic generation ⓘ emergence of life ⓘ
emergedFrom	cosmic egg ⓘ
epithet	Protogonos NERFINISHED ⓘ first-born ⓘ shining one ⓘ
gaveScepterTo	Kronos NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyx NERFINISHED ⓘ Ouranos NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender	androgynous ⓘ
influencedConcept	later Neoplatonic cosmology ⓘ
nameMeaning	to appear ⓘ to bring to light ⓘ
parentOf	Eros NERFINISHED ⓘ Gaia NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyx NERFINISHED ⓘ Ouranos NERFINISHED ⓘ various gods and mortals (in Orphic theogony) ⓘ
role	cosmic creator ⓘ first-born god ⓘ
succeededBy	Kronos NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyx NERFINISHED ⓘ Ouranos NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbol	cosmic egg ⓘ serpent-entwined body ⓘ winged figure ⓘ
textualSource	Orphic hymns NERFINISHED ⓘ Orphic theogonies NERFINISHED ⓘ
tradition	Orphism NERFINISHED ⓘ
worshipContext	Orphic rites NERFINISHED ⓘ mystery cults ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eros (primordial) → associatedWith → Phanes ⓘ