Chaos - Mythopedia
WEBMar 9, 2023 · The name “Chaos” (Greek Χάος, translit. Cháos) is presumably derived from the Greek verbs χάσκω (cháskō) and χαίνω (chaínō), both meaning “gape, be wide open,” and both themselves related to the Proto-Indo-European * ǵʰeh₂n -, “gape.”. [1] The name of the primordial god Chaos is thus best translated into ...
Japanese Gods - Mythopedia
WEBNov 29, 2022 · Japanese gods and goddesses include everyone from powerful creator gods to minor, localized kami. Particularly notable is the sun goddess Amaterasu, held to be the divine ancestor of the first emperor of Japan, a lineage that …
Aztec Gods - Mythopedia
WEBNov 29, 2022 · Accessed on 5 Sep. 2024. (2022, November 29). . Mythopedia. The Aztec gods and goddesses were a bloodthirsty group whose constant warring with each other led to a cycle of death and rebirth for all humanity. Each of the first four ages was ruled by a different deity, or “sun,” and each age ended in violence before a new sun was chosen.
Erebus - Mythopedia
WEBMar 9, 2023 · Overview. Grim Erebus was the personification of darkness. He was often imagined as one of the primordial gods, inhabiting the dark recesses of the earth near the Underworld. In the common tradition, Erebus was one of the two children of Chaos, the first entity of creation. He married his sister Nyx (“Night”), with whom he had numerous ...
Greek Primordial Gods - Mythopedia
WEBNov 29, 2022 · The primordial gods, having ceded their power to their descendants, were not widely worshiped in ancient Greece. However, Gaia was seen as the mother of creation. The most significant of the primordial beings, she was worshiped as one of the “chthonic” gods, a special class of deities associated with the earth, death, and the Underworld.
Norse Gods - Mythopedia
WEBNov 29, 2022 · The Norse gods and goddesses are the array of deities honored by ancient Nordic worshipers. They primarily came from two different tribes, the Aesir and the Vanir, but were united in their efforts to fight the jötnar, a tribe of giants dwelling in another realm of the world tree Yggdrasil.
Chinese Gods - Mythopedia
WEBNov 29, 2022 · Accessed on 5 Sep. 2024. (2022, November 29). . Mythopedia. The pantheon of Chinese gods and goddesses is extensive, spanning thousands of years as well as different ethnic groups and changing geographical boundaries. Some of the most enduring deities are Pangu, the Jade Emperor, Guanyin, Sun Wukong, and the Eight …
Theogony - Mythopedia
WEBMar 17, 2023 · The Offspring of the Primordial Gods (123–232) Chaos and Gaia give rise to two separate genealogical lines. Chaos begets Erebus (“Darkness”) and Nyx (“Night”), who together become the parents of various deities and personifications, including Hemera (“Day”) and Aether (“Upper Air”).
Nyx - Mythopedia
WEBMar 9, 2023 · Nyx, the personification of night, was generally regarded as one of the mysterious primordial gods. Along with her brother-consort Erebus, she inhabited the dark recesses of the Underworld. An immensely powerful being, she was respected and feared even by Zeus. In the common tradition, Nyx was a child of Chaos, the first entity of …
Loki - Mythopedia
WEBDec 8, 2022 · The gods agreed that Thor’s hammer was the finest of all the creations, but when Brokkr went to claim Loki’s head, he found that the god had fled using on speedy shoes. Thor helped find him, but Brokkr was still unable to claim Loki’s head, as the trickster god riddled his way out of trouble.