![]() His ultimate desire was to rid the world of order and return it to the chaos that reigned before the birth of the other gods. READ MORE: Ancient Roman Gods and Goddesses Apophis – The Egyptian God of Chaosįun Fact: He was sometimes portrayed as a crocodile.Īpophis, the Egyptian God of Chaos, was a snake – literally. So, to the Romans at least, Chaos was not a god, but what gods sprung from. It was a rude and undeveloped mass, that nothing made except a ponderous weight Īnd all discordant elements confused, were there congested in a shapeless heap.” The face of Nature in a vast expanse was naught but Chaos uniformly waste. “Before the ocean and the earth appeared- before the skies had overspread them all. The only mention we have of chaos in Roman mythology is by the poet Ovid, in his poem Metamorphoses, which, when translated, reads: Taken from the Greek’s mythology, they too believed in primordial beings that existed before the gods were created. The Romans can only receive an honorable mention here as they technically had no chaos gods. Although Eris doesn’t pop up in this tale, as her apple does, she must have been lurking somewhere nearby. Athena popped up and explained that the apple would stay small if left alone, but, like discord and chaos, if played with, it would grow in size. Aesop’s fables tell of a time Heracles came across an apple that he smashed with a club, only for it to grow to twice its normal size. That wasn’t the last we heard of from Eris or her golden apple. Their vanity, rivalry, and subsequent falling out brought about the events preceding the Trojan War, one of the biggest battles of the Greco-Roman period.Įither way, Eris reveled in the chaos she had caused, and the golden apple earned its name: The Golden Apple of Discord. When she wasn’t allowed, she threw one of her famous fits, tossing a golden apple into the crowd of goddesses with ‘To the fairest’ inscribed on it.Įach believing the message was for them, Hera, Aphrodite, and Athena fell into a fit of bickering over the apple. But like any good, chaotic presence, she turned up anyway and demanded to be let in. Which is why she wasn’t invited to the Greek hero, Peleus, and the sea nymph, Thetis’ wedding. Basically, not someone you’d want at a party. Long after the other gods had retired from a battle for food and wine, she remained, bathing in the carnage and blood of the fallen… we imagine. She loved carnage and chilling with her brother, God of War, Ares. In Greek mythology, Chaos comes from the Greek word χάος and Eris, the God of Chaos, was known among the other Greek gods for her short temper, moodiness, and bloodlust. She birthed 14 children, including a son named Strife. Here are seven of the most significant from different cultures around the world: Eris – The Greek Goddess of Chaosįamily: Either the daughter of Zeus and Hera or the daughter of Nyx depending on the legend. Yam- The Ancient Canaanite God of Primordial Chaos.Tiamat -The Mesopotamian Goddess of Chaos and The Sea.Chaos – The Roman God of Chaos (Kind of).
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