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 ...
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 …
Japanese Gods - Mythopedia
WEBNov 29, 2022 · Accessed on 24 Sep. 2024. (2022, November 29). . Mythopedia. 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 remains unbroken into the current day.
Eris - Mythopedia
WEBSep 7, 2023 · Eris was the vicious personification of strife, a goddess who delighted in conflict, rivalry, and bloodshed. She was commonly regarded as a daughter of Nyx, “Night” personified, and was a devoted crony (or even sister) of the war god Ares. Though she had no consort, she gave birth on her own to numerous malicious forces, including Ponos ...
Set – Mythopedia
WEBNov 29, 2022 · Evan Meehan is a writer, researcher, and historian with an M.A. in History from Georgia State University. 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.
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 ...
Demon Names - Mythopedia
WEBDemon names are often tied to specific characteristics: a host of demons possessing one individual call themselves “Legion” in the Bible, referring to the fact that they aren’t one spirit but many. Singular names reflect the otherworldliness of these entities; in Japanese myth, Raijin is the god of storms and chaos.
Aztec Gods - Mythopedia
WEBNov 29, 2022 · Accessed on 24 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.
Theogony - Mythopedia
WEBMar 17, 2023 · 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. The gods—and Zeus specifically—serve as symbols of the …
Raijin – Mythopedia
WEBNov 29, 2022 · Raijin (雷神) is the Japanese god of storms, a chaotic being born of death who brings the world vital rains as well as chaos and destruction. He flies across the sky on dark clouds and throws lightning onto unsuspecting denizens below. A popular kami (a type of god or spirit in the Shinto religion) despite his connection to death and ...