Of what origin is the word "chaos"?

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Jwolf2474
Jwolf2474
In Greek mythology Chaos and Gaia (the first deities) were the parents of Chronos and Rhea (and other Titans). Chronos and Rhea were the parents of Zeus, Hades, and Posideon.
Lord Silverwind
Lord Silverwind
Jwolf2474, Pardon me. From Chaos came Gaia, Ouranos, Tartarus and a few other elder deities. Gaia (the earth) and Ouranos (the sky) birthed the Titans. After the Titans were defeated by the offspring of Kronos and Rhea (the gods), Gaia mated with Tartarus and produced the Giants, each one designed to take down a specific Olympian.
Thios#1
Thios#1
Wow what a bunch of smarty pants we have here, if they all got together I imagine it would be rather chaotic for them to figure out who was smartest.
Debbie
Debbie
I prefer K.A.O.S. from Get Smart!
KookyOrangutan5005
KookyOrangutan5005
it's all Greek to me! haahaahaahaa
Exchief DJ
Exchief DJ
In the fire service it means, "Chief has arrived on scene" !!!
Tom
Tom
And what is the opposite of CHAOS? COSMOS, as in the wonderful order of the universe!
JamJam
JamJam
EZPZ 😂
Calabtangan' Boyoyong
Calabtangan' Boyoyong
similar to the word 'naos' a part of a Greek temple
Lillian
Lillian
Exchief DJ, LOL! That's not very reassuring!
Maestra
Maestra
Curmudgeon, it is a Jackson Pollock painting. Good eye!
Maestra
Maestra
Mack, that’s exactly how it’s pronounced in Spanish. 🤣
Bonnie
Bonnie
Sadly it’s what our world is currently in.
Curt
Curt
Lord Silverwind, gotta love fairy tales.
Silverfox
Silverfox
KookyOrangutan5005, me too
Ven
Ven
eris is a greek goddess of chaos
fish
fish
I love all sorts of mythology, can we have more questions like this?
Player #31184347
Player #31184347
Chaos is a ladder
Player #28154340
Player #28154340
The word is also cognate to the English words 'gas' and strangely, 'yawn'.!
Player #25874027
Player #25874027
Jwolf2474, Was Chronos not prone to eating his children?
Clown Boss
Clown Boss
too chaotic here, so see Hellenistic mythology geneology give birth at https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theogony
JDoe555
JDoe555
Jwolf2474, Actually it was Uranus and Gaea that parented the Titans. Chaos was the primordial emptiness before the universe was formed according to Greek Mythology.
Player #14993519.
Player #14993519.
gamehappy0728, ,,lol the world 🌍 is chaos. Today.
Player #9695532
Player #9695532
Jwolf2474, and if you want to Get Smart, wreak KAOS.
Centenarian
Centenarian
Lord Silverwind, They were all aliens
MrNobody
MrNobody
Where's Agent 99 when you need her...
TurnGrace
TurnGrace
Knew it!!!
GiGi07
GiGi07
well it's all Greek to me. 😂
seato91
seato91
Jwolf2474, it was Uranus and gaia that where the parents of chronos and Rhea.
Player #4781959
Player #4781959
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PapsGaming
PapsGaming
Jwolf2474, great point to add. The information is given by Isiodos in his work Theogonia ( meaning the creation or birth of the gods)