Chaos (cosmogony)

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In the context of religious cosmogony, Chaos (Ancient Greek: χάος, romanized: kháos) refers to the division of reality outside or in contrast to the ordered cosmos. As such it refers to a state, place, or time beyond the known, familiar, and reliable world, often said to be inhabited by strange, ominous, or demonic beings. According to the creation of the universe (the cosmos) in early Greek cosmology, Chaos was the first being to exist.

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