Post by Mommochi on Sept 21, 2012 21:59:10 GMT -5
In Greek mythology the Primordial deities are the first entities or beings that come into existence. They form the very fabric of the universe and as such are immortal. These deities are a group of gods from which all the other gods descend. They preceded the Titans, the descendants of Gaia and Uranus.
Aether
The god of the upper air and light.
Ananke
The goddess of inevitability, compulsion, and necessity.
Erebus
The god of darkness and shadow.
Gaea
Personification of the Earth (Mother Earth); mother of the Titans.
Hemera
Goddess of daylight.
Chaos
The nothingness from which all else sprang.
Chronos
The god of time. Not to be confused with the Titan Cronus, the father of Zeus.
The Nesoi
The goddesses of the islands.
Nyx
The goddess of night.
Uranus
The god of the heavens (Father Sky); father of the Titans.
The Ourea
The gods of mountains.
Phanes
The god of procreation in the Orphic tradition.
Pontus
The god of the sea, father of the fish and other sea creatures.
Tarturus
The darkest, deepest part of the underworld.
Thalasa
Spirit of the sea and consort of Pontos.