CHAOS
Chaos * Mythology Research




Gods/Goddesses/Demigods
*Eris - goddess of Dischord (Greek) Daughter of Night, Mother of Strife (various forms and names) Sister of Are. (DM.85)
* Nun - He was a premordial watery chaos. (egypt) Atum emerged from nun spontaneously to create the universe. 7 other deities emerged from the primal waters. (ME.98)
* Set - Chaos, disorder, storm, violence, desert. tore self out of his mother NUT early. His father was Geb. Set killed his brother Osiris and took his throne. He personifies Evil. Seen as "composite creature" with 3 legs. Erect tail, gently curving snout, on head rose 2 squared off ear/horns. Skin white, hair red. Eacho month Set attacked and consumed the Moon. He preyed on souls of the deceased. Eventually, he went to live with the sun god. Traveled in the boat and killed Apopis when he attacked Ra. (ME.106)


Creatures/Beings/People
*Apep of Apophis - (Egypt) Underworld destructive serpent. Chaos and non-existence. One of the major hazards as the sun god Ra makes his nightly boat trip. (see void) (ME.70)
*Tiamat - the Chaos Dragon. The recreation of Tiamat is with Behemoth (male) and Leviathan (female). They are concerned with defence, and the end of the world. (ME.90)


Symbols and Objects
*double square (one true square resting on top of the other, rotated as a diamond) - the double square represented order as well as disorder sometimes. The two concepts together equals the universe. (WDS.67)


Other Concepts
*chaos itself - the first thing to come into being (according to Hesiod) (DM.55)





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