Chaos

Summary

Chaos is a Greek primordial deity^[1]. He draws 3,065 Wikipedia views per month (greek_primordial_deity category, ranking #9 of 13).^[2]

Key Facts

• Chaos's father was Chronos^[3].
• Chaos's mother was Ananke^[4].
• A child of Chaos was Gaia^[5].
• A child of Chaos was Eros^[6].
• A child of Chaos was Tartarus^[7].
• A child of Chaos was Erebos^[8].
• A child of Chaos was Nyx^[9].
• A child of Chaos was Uranus^[10].
• Chaos is recorded as male^[11].
• Chaos's instance of is recorded as Greek primordial deity^[12].
• Chaos's Commons category is recorded as Chaos (cosmogony)^[13].
• Chaos's worshipped by is recorded as ancient Roman religion^[14].
• Chaos's worshipped by is recorded as Ancient Greek religion^[15].
• Chaos's worshipped by is recorded as Greek mythology^[16].
• Chaos's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[17].
• Chaos's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Chaos's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Chaos's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[20].
• Chaos's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[21].
• Chaos's described by source is recorded as Description of Greece^[22].
• Chaos's present in work is recorded as Hades^[23].
• Chaos's different from is recorded as Q33060039^[24].
• Chaos's different from is recorded as Chaos^[25].
• Chaos's different from is recorded as Chaos^[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Chaos's father was Chronos^[3]. His mother was Ananke^[4].

Personal Life

Children include Gaia^[5], a Greek primordial deity^[27]; Eros^[6], a Greek primordial deity^[28]; Tartarus^[7], a Greek primordial deity^[29]; Erebos^[8], a Greek primordial deity^[30]; Nyx^[9], a Greek primordial deity^[31]; and Uranus^[10], a Greek primordial deity^[32].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Chaos include 19521 he^[33], an asteroid^[34] and chaos^[35], a philosophical concept^[36].

Why It Matters

Chaos draws 3,065 Wikipedia views per month (greek_primordial_deity category, ranking #9 of 13).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for him include 19521 he^[33], an asteroid^[34] and chaos^[35], a philosophical concept^[36].

FAQs

Who were Chaos's parents?

Chaos's father was Chronos^[3]. Chaos's mother was Ananke^[4].