Greek Primordial Deities. In Greek mythology, the primordial deities, are the first gods and goddesses born from the void of Chaos.
Hesiod's first are Gaia, Tartarus, Eros, Erebus, Hemera and Nyx. The primordial deities Gaia and Uranus give birth to the Titans, and the Cyclopses.
The Titans Cronus and Rhea give birth to Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Hera and Demeter who overthrew the Titans. The warring of the gods ends with the reign of Zeus.
Hesiod's Theogony tells the story of the genesis of the gods. After invoking the Muses, he tells of the generation of the first four primordial deities: First Chaos came to be, but next.
Earth. and dim Tartarus in the depth of the. Earth, and Eros. According to Hesiod, the next primordial gods that come to be are: Darkness and Night;. Light and Day;. Heaven and Ocean. Chaos. Gaia. Uranus. Ourea. Pontus. Tartarus. Erebus. Nyx. Aether. Hemera. Eros. Achlys. Physis. Ananke. Chronos. Aion. Himeros. Phanes. Nesoi. Thalassa. Ophion. Moirai. Moros. In some variations of Hesiod's creation myth, in Greek mythology, Chaos is the first being to ever exist. Chaos is both seen as a deity and a thing, with some sources seeing chaos as the gap between Heaven and Earth. In some accounts Chaos existed first alongside Eros and Nyx, while in others Chaos is the first and only thing in the universe. In some stories, Chaos is seen as existing beneath Tartarus. Chaos is the parent to