
Chaos – Mythopedia
Mar 9, 2023 · Chaos was one of the primordial gods and, according to the common tradition, the very first being that came into existence. Best translated as “Abyss” or “Chasm,” Chaos usually assumed …
Eris – Mythopedia
Sep 7, 2023 · Eris, daughter of Nyx, was the goddess who personified strife. Angry at being snubbed by the other gods, she orchestrated the infamous Judgment of Paris—the event that sparked the Trojan …
Erebus – Mythopedia
Mar 9, 2023 · Erebus, son of Chaos and personification of darkness, was one of the first gods that populated the cosmos. Together with his sister-consort Nyx, Erebus fathered numerous children, …
Nyx – Mythopedia
Mar 9, 2023 · Nyx, daughter of Chaos and personification of the night, was among the first Greek gods of the cosmos. She bore numerous children, both with her brother-consort Erebus as well as on her …
Set – Mythopedia
Nov 29, 2022 · Set, Egyptian god of chaos and disorder, was a source of tremendous antagonism in Egyptian mythology. After being killed by Anubis, he became a force for good in the afterlife, …
Theogony – Mythopedia
Mar 17, 2023 · The Theogony, composed by Hesiod around 700 BCE, is an early Greek epic. It describes in detail the beginnings of the cosmos, the origins and genealogies of the gods, and the …
Raijin – Mythopedia
Nov 29, 2022 · Raijin (雷神) is the Japanese god of thunder, lightning, and storms. Often appearing alongside his brother Fujin, the god of the wind, Raijin the trickster brings vital rains but leaves a …
Tartarus – Mythopedia
Mar 9, 2023 · Tartarus was a primordial deity and the embodiment of the deepest, darkest part of the Underworld. With Gaia, the personification of the earth, he fathered the terrible monster Typhoeus.
Eros – Mythopedia
Mar 9, 2023 · Eros, loveliest of the Greek gods, was the personification of passion and procreation who emerged at the beginning of the cosmos. He was often imagined as Aphrodite’s companion. Later …
Drow Names – Dungeons & Dragons - Mythopedia
Dungeons & Dragons Drow Names: Origin, Practices, and Influences In D&D, the drow (dark elves) were a sect of elves banished to the Underdark after drinking a little too much of their spider goddess …