#khaos deity

[mythicalmuseomine]

Lord/Lady Khaos

God/Goddess of Chaos

I take requests

Requested by @chemicalforgery

[chemicalforgery]

Shrine of the Lesser Known - Khaos

Shrine of the Lesser Known is a personal project in which I research various lesser known deities and share my findings with the community. The first deity on my list is Khaos/Chaos.

"Verily at the first Khaos (Chaos, the Chasm) [Air] came to be, but next wide-bosomed Gaia (Gaea, Earth), the ever-sure foundations of all the deathless ones who hold the peaks of snowy Olympos . . . From Khaos (Chaos) came forth Erebos (Darkness) and black Nyx (Night)."

Khaos, also known as Chaos or Aēr, is the first primordial deity in Hellenic believes and the progenitor for all other deities. Before Khaos there was nothing and after Khaos came all the other primordial gods, titans, gods, humans and so on. She is considered the endless void, the abyss, the chasm of air, the lower atmosphere which surrounds the earth - both the invisible air and the gloom of fog and mist. She is also believed to be the goddess of birds and one of the goddesses of fate.

When it comes to the gender of Khaos, the sources have mixed opinions. Overall, she is a sexless deity, referred by both she/her and he/him pronouns in various sources. In more modern media, the pronouns they/them have also been adopted when referring to any representation of Khaos.

Khaos has only two children, Nyx and Erebus. The other primordial gods came after Khaos, but not born from Khaos.

The information on Khaos is few and hard to come by. Since she mostly represented the endless void of nothingness from which everything else was born, the ancient greeks were hesitant to worship her. But in modern times, the general opinion has changed and, although still small, there is a community of Khaos worshippers (using the word "community" loosely since there is nothing formaly organised).

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[morphic-mythos]

First there was Chaos,

the vast immeasurable abyss,

Outrageous as a sea, dark, wasteful, wild.

—Edith Hamilton, Mythology

[pc-paganism-and-polytheism]

Working with Chaos, the Primordial Void

Disclaimer: THIS IS ALL UPG! I am not an authority figure, this is just my personal experience.

It can be really difficult.

Mostly bc there's so little information about them out there. (Theoi is fine enough but it has its shortfalls)

And working with the embodiment of disorder and darkness is... tough sometimes.

But it is so rewarding.

Chaos has helped me accept change in my life, for better or worse. All things must transform and so I must change with it. They have seen me through some of the hardest times in my life, showing me that I can still affect positive change, despite all the negativity happening around me.

I am a person that likes order. I like when things are predictable and go as they have always gone. However, sometimes that order is detrimental. Chaos helped me see that some orders and habits are harmful more than helpful. By abandoning these and embracing the chaos as something new is made, I have made better decisions.

The other deities I honour are wonderful. They all bring something so unique to my life and to my practice. But it is Chaos I honour first in the morning and last at night. It is Chaos I think of first when I feel the wind or sit in the darkness. It is Chaos I call my Patron.

Glory to Chaos, the Void from which All Things were formed.

May we meet again.

[tadpoles-and-daydreams]

First meditation with Khaos, the vast void of space

Quick warnings: this is a pretty long post, but I'm using it as a way to record everything I remember happening during this meditation so it has things other than just what happened with Khaos! This is also actually originally written weeks ago, I just left it in my drafts for ages whoops.

Another note: I won't be using only she/her pronouns for Khaos in the future, although I don't think they give a singular fuck either way, I just am tired today and wanted to get this posted without having to edit it.

UPG disclaimer. Even the title is UPG, my personal associations with Khaos.

So, I had things to do and decided I wanted to have a proper chat with Loki about it. I started up my meditation music, grabbed whatever crystals felt right, and laid down.

One of the first things they did was hug me. I am someone who has issues with receiving love, and this caught me entirely off guard. Of course I go "wtf bitch you can't do that???" And he basically told me something along the lines of "fuck you I do what I want." (Note: Loki is deeply salty that I cannot remember their actual wording, as it did not have the boundary breaking "I hug you if I want no matter your thoughts on it" implications this wording does. Loki is big on boundaries being respected with me. I feel the need to write that down.)

But we chatted about a spell I was planning, and Loki- who promptly draped himself across a couple logs all dramatically- was very enthusiastic about helping. We went back and forth, I also brought up Apollo to say hello, and then I felt... someone on the edge of things. Apollo was pretty abruptly gone, which makes sense for reasons I'll explain in a moment.

Loki stepped beside me, and sort of had their arm over my shoulders in a distinctly protective manner. Thing is, nothing felt malicious, and I asked them why the hell they seemed so protective when I felt perfectly safe. They explained that I was safe, but "she's pretty fucking intimidating so you might need someone to keep you steady."

Enter Khaos. I realized it was her because instead of a humanoid, or even recognizable form, suddenly within the protected astral space I go when I meditate (I'll just call it "homespace" from now on) is this massive fucking orb of void.

Except this is much bigger, and the orb I was met with was only... "half" of one. Like it'd been sliced, a few solid chunks cut out, like when a video game renders wrong and certain chunks won't load. I actively tried to imagine it as whole, to change it- it wouldn't budge. When I took the above screenshot as a reference, seeing how tiny my character was compared to the in-game thing that I compared Khaos to, it brought a whole new meaning to Loki's explanation as to why it was only half of an orb.

"She's trying not to scare you."

Loki assured me that they would be with me the whole time, that we were not leaving homespace and the orb was completely within the protection of homespace, and we walked in. It was pitch black, void all around, and I could see Loki as if he was lit up in the middle of day but that was it. Khaos came out of the void, sort of appearing out of the "wall" of darkness- being formed from it herself as if it were liquid. I asked her what she had to say.

She looked at me, just smiled, and said "good luck."

I admit, I laughed. I pointed out that THAT sounded ominous as hell. I knew what she meant- she was genuinely wishing me luck, since I have a lot of growth ahead of me and working with her is going to be a pretty big deal for me. But at the time, I couldn't help but laugh. Later, when I was recounting this to my mom, I got a very clear image of hands of darkness holding a bright orb of light. Offering it to me. It wasn't just wishing me luck. It was a gift.

Not long after that, I was suddenly made more aware of my physical body in the form of an ant crawling across me. I got the ant off of me, and went back- only to find that I couldn't just go back to the void we were standing in. Loki met me where we originally had started, and confirmed that I wasn't able to go into her space uninvited. I told them I couldn't go through the process of getting further into a meditative state and walking back into the void, and they said it was okay.

And I swear to you, I'm not fucking with you when I say this is exactly what was said next.

Me: "So... It's so interesting- Is the only way to talk to her to go into the void, be consumed by her energy entirely?"

Khaos, suddenly behind me: "Sort of, but not entirely no."

Me, finding out that my startle reflex is just as bad in the astral: "JESUS FUCKING CHRIST-"

Khaos: "No." (As in no, she's not Jesus. /Lh I just feel like it might not be clear!)

You guys. She wasn't even trying to be funny. I adore Khaos already I'm gonna have a fucking great time.

[h0bg0blin-meat]

could you draw Khaos, the creator of all in Greek mythology?

There you go!

[kitekki-khaos]

GUESS WHO FORGOT TO ACTUALLY UPLOAD THE 3.0 REF SHEET LMAAAOOOO

Anyway! 3.0 Tekk! Finally done!

Name: Tekk/Tekki Pronouns: He/Him Height: 5'3" Eyes: Purple/Red in normal mode, Purple/Green in Khaos Mode Details: Scars on the chin, right shoulder, right shin, left hand, and stomach. Blind in the left (red) eye. Scars turn to void tears in Khaos Mode.

[bluemorfedbutterfly]

Important facts about Khaos, the primordial goddess

Some may think her name means literal chaos as we know it, but it had a slightly different meaning in Ancient Greece. It comes from the Greek word "Κάος," which means ''gap'' or ''chasm''. Therefore, Khaos is a ''gaping void''

According to Hesiod, the historian, Chaos was also considered a place much like Tartarus and Heavens.

No cult worshiped this deity, and no myths involve her directly.

Roman poet Ovid described her as a mix of elements, as a shapeless mass.

Khaos can be interpreted as both a 'thing' and a 'goddess.'

A theory that the universe started from Khaos, which is a void, and then moved towards order, producing other gods, resonates with modern thinking, especially with The Big Bang theory.

[chemicalforgery]

Worshipping Khaos made me appreciate a lot more the effort it takes to start things, no matter how big or small. Pulling yourself from mindless scrolling to read a page of your favourite book may seem small and insignificant, but it adds up.

If before I was dreading things like cooking or cleaning, now I anticipate starting a new task and doing as much of it as i can!

[morphic-mythos]

EPITHETS FOR KHAOS

Disclaimer: This is not an orthodox list of epithets for Khaos (as far as I know, none exist). This is a list I curated for personal worship; I am simply posting it here for reference. Feel free to use it for your own practice, though!

Aionos (Eternal)

Athanatos (Undying, Deathless)

Arkhaion (Ancient)

Diaktoros (Guide, Messenger)

Eleutherios (Of Liberation, The Liberator)

Empyrios (Empyrean)

Hieros (Holy)

Hypatos (Supreme, Most High)

Khthonios/Khthonia (Of the Earth, Chthonic)

Kydimos (Glorious)

Nyktelios/Nykteria/Nykti (Of the Night)

Ouranos/Ourania (Heavenly)

Pangaios (World-wide)

Panopaia (All-seeing)

Pantheos/Panthea (All-God, All-Divine)

Patroios (Ancestral)

Pantrophos (All-nurturing, All-sustaining)

Pege Psychon (Source of Souls)

Phosphoros (Light-bringer)

Physis (Nature)

Polymorphos (Of Many Forms)

Polyonymos (Of Many Names)

Polyphorbos (All-Nourishing, Bountiful)

Propylaios/Propylaia (Of the Gateway)

Protogonos (Firstborn)

Skotitas/Skotia (Dark, Murky)

Thesmophoros (Bringer of Law)

Thesmia (Of the Laws)

[tylermileslockett]

Mount Olympus: Home of the Olympians

       The real-world Mount Olympus is the highest peak in Greece and is located between the borders of Thessaly and Macedonia. The kingdom of the gods sits high upon the mountain as a majestic, bronze Acropolis (fortified hill top citadel). In Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey we get our earliest references, where the peaks of Olympus are described as “rugged’ or “cloud-dark” and the acropolis described as “bronze-founded”  and “under golden clouds.” (Lattimore). The fortress sits below the great sky dome, within in a specific position upon the mountain, in the light, blue upper air of Aether. Below that was the middle air Khaos which enveloped mortals, and finally the lower, dark subterranean mists of Erebos.

Guarding the gates were the goddesses of Seasons, constellations, and time; the Horai. Within the fortress complex was Zeus’ grand palace, along with the lesser palaces of other Olympians, and a divine stable for many of the different gods’ immortal chariot horses. In the golden court, the Olympians held councils to decide mortals’ fates, and feast-hall style banquets; drinking sweet, magical Nectar from golden goblets and eating restorative Ambrosia to maintain immortality by sustaining the fluid within the gods veins; Ichor. Twenty golden tripod Automotons (programmed machines), ingeniously invented by the smith god Hephaestus, autonomously wheeled food and drink amongst the deities. 

Did I miss any fascinating info about Olympus? Please let me know below! And if you can share this image with your followers I'll be happy to send you over an automaton with a goblet of ambrosia to keep your ichor running clear!😁🤟❤️

Support my book kickstarter "Lockett Illustrated: Greek Gods and Heroes" coming in early 2024.

[averagecontentenjoyer121]

I’ve recently been doing research on the Greek deities and their genealogy. Through said research I’ve come to the discovery that Odysseus and Penelope are like distant cousins, albeit neither of them probably know this.

Ok for starters Penelope is the daughter of Icarius of Sparta and the Naiad Periboea. The naiads in some versions are the grand daughters of Oceanus the titan/ OG god of oceans.

Then Odysseus is son of Laertes and Anticlea. His great grandfather was Hermes.

So if we continue from Hermes then it’s to Zeus, to Chronos, brother of Oceanus, and finally to Gaia who is the child of Khaos.

So Penelope is 6 generations down from the first god

And Odysseus is 8 generations away.

[jollybirdtheorist-new-art-blog]

First Spinjitzu Master (FSM) Au Headcannons

I am finally out of the depression corner (bc I chewed through the bars of my prison) and I'm gonna spoon feed y'all's some of my hcs. 🙌Rejoice! (Also these are still prototype hcs so don't try to kill me if I change them in the future)

° The FSM has a name and its Aurum (which translates to gold) he was one of the few first deities to spawn from the primordial known as Terrarios (which translates to earth. Terrarios is a *dead* entity whom went kablooey inorder to create the kindred of khaos.)

Background info tidbit for my au: the kindred of khaos are essentially terrarios children/heirs whom created and rule upon the 17 realms along with a few *minor mirror realms. Aurum (FSM) is one of first few 3 whom popped out of terrarios.

Despite the kindred of khaos being *born* from the same entity they aren't really siblings. They are more like subordinates if anything. They acknowledge each other's existence but each one prefers to stay in their own lane (which is why they're never really mentioned in the cloud kingdoms records or the history of ninjago.)

As much as I'd love to rant about the other kindred this is a post about the FSM so he should get the spotlight for now (•́⁠ ⁠ ⁠‿⁠ ⁠,⁠•̀)

° Aurum isn't mentioned by name because... He just never mentioned it to his son's, I dunno whether that was coincidence or his version of a lighthearted prank but he never told his kids his name and because others referred to him as 'master' or the 'creator of Spinjitzu' they just nicknamed him as "the first Spinjitzu master" and called it a day.

° Aurum is surprisingly pretty laid back. He usually just chills in his little pocket dimension where he tinkers creating new and absurd creatures to sprinkle onto ninjago. He also invented weed-

°Aurum usually spent his retirement inventing new creatures until Zane Somehow ended up in some empty abyss after jumping the overlord which resulted in the FSM having to fish him out of his beard.

°of course the situation baffled Aurum so he questioned the boi after materializing a few teacups out of thin air because bro looked like a Chihuahua on caffeine.

° Aurum didn't really know much about board games bc he retired from earth a few millennia ago until Zane introduced him to chess with a board he made from some of the clay he snatched from the fsm's workshop (the reason Zane made a chess set was because he was stuck with aurum for a while till they could come up with a strategy to bring him back from the grave. Which was difficult cause zanes soul was weird as fuck compared to other mortals and funny enough it wasn't because he was a nindroid)

°after the board game fiasco,Zane introducing Aurum to casino games (minus the money gambling) & and a few competitive rounds Aurum was like : "I like this Kid" and told him he was welcome to come back to his domain anytime before sending him back to earth in the form of an electrical surge into Borg industries where he accidentally ended up indwelling some forgotten nindroid prototype as his new body (not bad but random& unexpected).

[sacredhyacinth]

Hi! I just wanted to say how much you’ve inspired me since I’ve subscribed to you since around where the ‘who cares if I’m pretty if I fail my finals’ video was posted if I remember correctly(???)

One of my OCs, Athanasius, was heavily inspired by pre-reboot Julius design-wise but he’s currently going through a redesign because his parents look completely different from his appearance and I’m trying to get his lore back together (all you need to know about him is he is currently oppressing an entire species and got his heart torn out by their leader (and that leader is Amour’s father-in-law and also an incubus))

(the 4th photo is an original family tree and I barely recognize some of these guys now because I’ve changed the lore so much) Another way you’ve inspired me is through names because when creating a newer oc, I named him Balam (same name as Reina’s husband (side note I feel like Balam/Barry would tell embarrassing childhood stories about David to Lori)) and when I searched it up because I recognized it, the first thing that came up was that it meant ‘destroyer of people’ or something to do with demons

(It’s this guuuy. He’s basically searching for his sister and ruins his brother-in-laws plans because his brother-in-law imprisoned and killed his sister Bedisa so that’s another mess and I don’t want to blab)

(also this is a sketch from spring 2024 and this is from spring 2025 for Khaos (the brother in law mentioned and Anathansius’ father but I’m really happy with his redesign))

Axel is an oc of mine from the original batch with Anathansius’ original form in 2023 and I recommend his name for the post! He himself is more of an inventor-creator god and the brother of Amour (god of love) and Meriah (god of balance and rival of Khaos) as they share a creator in the planet-deity Aram. He’s the god that many gods are indebted to, Anathansius needed him to revive the guy who tore his heart out after he killed him to serve as a puppet ruler, Carthage needed him to create a prison for Typhone to be trapped in, and he’s the father of Cassius (who dresses kinda like your oc Axel but a bit more Byzantine-esque and he has his own deep lore along with his descendants (complete with their own FamilyEcho family tree lol)). If I were to describe him in one song it would be ‘In a Week’ by Hozier.

And I am ending this off with a sketch of Jane (and bby Harmonia) and and very big THANK YOU for inspiring me and continuing to do so!‼️❤️❤️❤️

OH MY GOD??? wait also i had zero idea Balam meant that 💔💔 I just went off the Mayan meaning

HOWEVER YOUR OCS SO SICK!!

Anathansius looks so silly :0 also KHAOS!!!! They look so nonchalant

[ashes-and-oils]

I very much dislike when people insinuate that gods were solely invented by man, because that completely misses the mark when you take primordial gods into account. The Primordial Divinities are called that because they transcend time. Khaos exists as the literal body of the cosmos from which there was nothing, and then came everything. That means that they existed before creation itself. That dark nothingness we imagine the world to be before the Big Bang? That’s Khaos. Tiamat and Apsu, the bodies of saltwater and freshwater respectfully, come from a time so long ago that we cannot comprehend it. One could also argue that the vastness of the universe itself could’ve been relegated to their roles. But they existed back when it had rained for millions of years and all of earth was water, back at the start of all things. These are not just beings that were thought of for funsies. These beings are the embodiment, the limitation that we can conceive, of a force of universal power. Don’t even get me started on the deities of the sun, who has been here so long that they nurtured probable life on Mars that came and went long before we arrived. Yes, Mars, that lives in the habitable zone and had an atmosphere once akin to ours before the sun wore it down to nothing. The spirits of the stars, which are so far and unreachable that we can only ever live in the distant path for each other. The furthest star we can see with our naked eye is 16,000 light years away. Meaning when we look at it, the light we see is from the near end of the Ice Age. Of course we “made gods”, because we have long since noticed the unimaginable realities of our world, that could only ever be understood as divine in one way or another.

[kitekki-khaos]

INTRODUCING....

The Not-A-Cult of Khaos Follower Robes!

For the Not-A-Cult of Khaos (which is distinctly cooler than the Cult of Cthulhu btw), we have three levels of follower, starting with the "Actually New" Initiate, the "Kitten's Calico", and finally The "Arbiter of Khaos", the highest tier of follower! 👁️

Woo! (I have no idea what I'm going to do with these lmao)