Chaos

Summary

Chaos is a Greek primordial deity^[1]. He draws 524 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's image is recorded as Lotto Capoferri Magnum Chaos.jpg^[11].
• Chaos is recorded as male^[12].
• Chaos's instance of is recorded as Greek primordial deity^[13].
• Chaos's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00972045^[14].
• Chaos's Commons category is recorded as Chaos (cosmogony)^[15].
• Chaos's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/025y1xs^[16].
• Chaos's worshipped by is recorded as ancient Roman religion^[17].
• Chaos's worshipped by is recorded as Ancient Greek religion^[18].
• Chaos's worshipped by is recorded as Greek mythology^[19].
• Chaos's Rodovid ID is recorded as 336195^[20].
• Chaos's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[21].
• Chaos's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Chaos's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• Chaos's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[24].
• Chaos's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[25].
• Chaos's described by source is recorded as Description of Greece^[26].
• Chaos's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Chaos-ancient-Greek-religion^[27].

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^[28]; Eros^[6], a Greek primordial deity^[29]; Tartarus^[7], a Greek primordial deity^[30]; Erebos^[8], a Greek primordial deity^[31]; Nyx^[9], a Greek primordial deity^[32]; and Uranus^[10], a Greek primordial deity^[33].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Chaos include 19521 he^[34], an asteroid^[35] and chaos^[36], a philosophical concept^[37].

Why It Matters

Chaos draws 524 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.^[38] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for him include 19521 he^[34], an asteroid^[35] and chaos^[36], a philosophical concept^[37].

FAQs

Who were Chaos's parents?

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