Primordial
Chaos
Χάος
Overview
The primordial state or yawning void at the beginning of the Greek cosmos.
Generation
Primordial
Notes
One of the earliest entities described in Hesiod's Theogony.
Beyond Antiquity
Modern Legacy
Chaos still appears in the modern world through language, science, medicine, astronomy or culture.
Chaos
Today: Complete disorder or confusion.
The English word ultimately comes from Greek khaos. In Greek cosmogony, Chaos is the primordial state or entity at the beginning of existence. The modern meaning developed from this ancient Greek idea of an undefined or disordered beginning.
Explore Chaos in modern language →Related Myths
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Creation from Chaos
First primordial presence in the Hesiodic creation sequence