Name Chaos
Gender Masculine & Feminine
Pronounced Pron. KAY-os (Greek Mythology), KAY-ahs (English)
Other Forms FormsKhaos
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Meaning & History
From the English word meaning "gaping void," ultimately from the Greek khaos "abyss, that which gapes wide open, is vast and empty." In Hesiod's 'Theogeny,' Chaos is the primeval emptiness of the Universe, who gave birth to Gaea (Mother Earth), Tartarus (embodiment of the underworld), Eros (god of love), Erebus (embodiment of silence), and Nyx (embodiment of night).