Greek mythology
Chaos
The yawning void from which all things came
- Mythology
- Greek mythology
- Group
- Divine · Primordials
- Appears in
- Birth of the Cosmos
- Places
- The Primordial Void
- Family tree
- See in the family tree
Listen to “Birth of the Cosmos” in the app
Chaos is the first of all, the dark formless gap that opens before anything exists. Neither god nor matter, it is pure potential, the silence out of which Gaia, Tartarus, Erebus, Night and Eros emerge. Every later god, every mountain and sea, every story traces its origin back to this gaping void at the beginning of the world.
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Birth of the Cosmos
Chapter 1
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chaos?
- Chaos is the first of all, the dark formless gap that opens before anything exists. Neither god nor matter, it is pure potential, the silence out of which Gaia, Tartarus, Erebus, Night and Eros emerge.
- Which mythology does Chaos belong to?
- Chaos belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Chaos appear in?
- Chaos appears in Birth of the Cosmos, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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MythologyNow. (2026). Chaos. https://www.mythologynow.app/en/gods/chaosMLA
"Chaos." MythologyNow, 2026, https://www.mythologynow.app/en/gods/chaos.Chicago
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