Is chaos the oldest god?

In Hesiod's creation myth, 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.

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2023-09-25 09:55:33

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Are chaos gods afraid necrons?
Is chaos afraid of Necrons? Necrons are the biggest threat to the chaos gods. They have the technology to cut off the warp.
2024-01-15 18:11:21

What god is chaos?
KHAOS (Chaos) was the first of the primordial gods
primordial gods
The primordial gods or "Protogenoi" of Greek mythology were the most basic components of the universe which emerged fully-formed at creation. They included Earth, Air, Sea, Sky, Fresh Water, Underworld, Darkness, Night, Light, Day, Procreation and Time.
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Primordial Gods & Goddesses - Theoi Greek Mythology
(protogenoi) to emerge at the dawn of creation. She was followed in quick succession by Gaia
Gaia
In Greek mythology, Gaia (/ˈɡeɪə, ˈɡaɪə/; Ancient Greek: Γαῖα, romanized: Gaîa, a poetical form of Γῆ (Gê), meaning 'land' or 'earth'), also spelled Gaea /ˈdʒiːə/, is the personification of the Earth and one of the Greek primordial deities. Gaia is the ancestral mother—sometimes parthenogenic—of all life.
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Gaia - Wikipedia
(Gaea, Earth), Tartaros
Tartaros
TARTAROS (Tartarus) was the primordial god (protogenos) of the stormy pit of Tartaros that lies beneath the foundations of the earth. He was the body of the pit itself rather than an athropomorphic deity. Tartaros was envisaged as the opposite of the sky, an inverted-dome lying beneath the flat earth.
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TARTARUS (Tartaros) - Greek Primordial God of the Underworld Pit
(the Pit Below) and Eros (Procreation). Khaos was the lower atmosphere which surrounds the earth--both the invisible air and the gloom of fog and mist.
2024-01-09 11:01:01

Are there only 4 chaos gods?
There are four Chaos Gods: wrathful Khorne, devious Tzeentch, pestilential Nurgle and cruel Slaanesh. All are jealous and prideful deities, each believing himself destined to be the supreme ruler of all existence.
2024-01-03 08:23:57

Who is the oldest god?
Inanna is among the oldest deities whose names are recorded in ancient Sumer. She is listed among the earliest seven divine powers: Anu, Enlil, Enki, Ninhursag, Nanna, Utu, and Inanna.
2023-01-19 14:01:18

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