Chaos gods
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[]
Afroasiatic Middle East[]
Arabian[]
Canaanite[]
- Yam, god of the sea and primordial chaos
Egyptian[]
- 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[]
- Leviathan (is referred to as a reptilian aquatic animal in the Bible, but has also been used as an image of Satan).
Mesopotamian[]
Western Eurasia[]
Celtic[]
- Fomorians – monstrous Irish sea-demons deposed by the Tuatha dé Danann
Norse-Germanic[]
Graeco-Roman[]
- 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[]
Anatolian - Hittite[]
Hindu-Vedic[]
Persian Zorostarian[]
- Angra Mainyu, Zoroastrian god of evil and opposed to Ahura Mazda, god of good
Manichaeism
- Prince of Darkness
Asia-Pacific / Oceania[]
- Amatsumikaboshi, Japanese
Native Americas[]
See also[]
- God of destruction (disambiguation)
External links[]
- Media related to Chaos gods at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Chaos gods
- Lists of deities