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 edit
Afroasiatic Middle East edit
Arabian edit
Canaanite 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 edit
Western Eurasia edit
Celtic edit
- Fomorians – monstrous Irish sea-demons deposed by the Tuatha dé Danann
Norse-Germanic edit
Graeco-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 edit
Anatolian - Hittite edit
Hindu-Vedic edit
Persian Zorostarian edit
- Angra Mainyu, Zoroastrian god of evil and opposed to Ahura Mazda, god of good
Manichaeism
Asia-Pacific / Oceania edit
- Amatsumikaboshi, Japanese
Native Americas edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Habel, Norman C. (1985). The Book of Job: A Commentary. Philadelphia, PA: Westminster Press. p. 162. ISBN 0-664-22218-8.
External links edit
- Media related to Chaos gods at Wikimedia Commons