A chaos deity is a deity or more often a figure or spirit in mythology associated with or being a personification of primordial chaos. The following is a list of chaos deities in various mythologies.
Africa and the Middle East
editAfroasiatic Middle East
editArabian
editCanaanite
edit- Yam, god of the sea and primordial chaos
- Tannin (monster)[1]
Egyptian
edit- Apep the ultimate evil of Egyptian mythology in snake form
- Isfet chaos, disorder, and injustice - opposed to Maat
- Nu (mythology) primordial waters
- Set (deity) was not originally evil, but developed into a hated figure thanks to the invading Hyksos who identified him with their chief god, fights Apep.
Hebrew
edit- Leviathan (is referred to as a reptilian aquatic animal in the Bible, but has also been used as an image of Satan).
Mesopotamian
editWestern Eurasia
editCeltic
edit- Fomorians – monstrous Irish sea-demons deposed by the Tuatha dé Danann
- Balor
Norse-Germanic
editGraeco-Roman
edit- Chaos (mythology), the "first thing that came into being" according to Hesiod
- Dionysus, in some cases thought to be a god of chaos
- Eris
- Hydra (mythology)
- Typhon
Western Asia
editAnatolian - Hittite
editHindu-Vedic
editPersian Zoroastrian
edit- Angra Mainyu, Zoroastrian god of evil and opposed to Ahura Mazda, god of good
Manichaeism
Asia-Pacific / Oceania
edit- Amatsumikaboshi, Japanese
Native Americas
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Habel, Norman C. (1985). The Book of Job: A Commentary. Philadelphia, PA: Westminster Press. p. 162. ISBN 0-664-22218-8.
External links
editMedia related to Chaos gods at Wikimedia Commons