Chaos

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This article contains lore based on real-life sources of the Greek mythology as introduced from the God of War Greek era.

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Chaos
Chaos, the personification of Life
Biographical Information
Title(s)	Original Primordial Primordial Void Goddess of Life Goddess of Void Personification of Life Father of Universe
Alias	Creator of the Universe Mother of Life
Birthplace	Before Creation
Location	The Void
Age	Immeasurable
Nationality	Greek
Status	Unknown
Physical Information
Race(s)	God (Primordial)
Gender	Female
Hair Style	None
Eye Colour	Red
Skin Colour	Red
Relationship Information
Family	Primordials (children/grandchildren) The Furies (daughters) Titans (descendants) Olympians (descendants) Demigods (descendants) Mortals (descendants)
Loyalties	Herself
Enemies	Ourea
Occupation	Personification of Life
Victim(s)	Ourea
Goals	Defeat Ourea (unknown) Survive the Primordial War (complete) Create life in Greece and the Island of Creation (complete)
Equipment
Power(s)	Immortality Superhuman Strength Superhuman Speed Superhuman Durability Superhuman Stamina Life Creation Quintekinesis Void Manipulation Size Manipulation Pyrokinesis (Primordial Fire)
Behind the Scenes
Appears in	God of War: Ascension

“	This world is the birthright of those who were born to the son of Chaos, father of the Universe.	”
–Gyges

Chaos (Greek: χάος) is the original Greek Primordial entity who personifies life itself and is the mother/grandmother of the other Primordial deities, one of whom gave birth to the Titans, who in turn birthed the Gods of Olympus.

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Who are the descendants of Chaos in Greek mythology?

In Greek mythology, Chaos, the primordial god of war and life, birthed several primordial deities: Tartarus, Eros, Erebus, Nyx, and Gaia. Gaia and Ouranos, whom Gaia birthed, are the parents of the twelve original Titans. Additionally, Chaos is the grandmother of Titans, Typhon, the Sisters of Fate, Thanatos, Charon, Hypnos, Aether, and Hemera.

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What role does Chaos play in the God of War Greek era?

Chaos, the first primordial god of war, is the progenitor of various entities in Greek mythology, including the Titans, the Sisters of Fate, and Thanatos. She embodies life itself, with her blood birthing the Furies. In the God of War series, Kratos returns Greece to Chaos in God of War III, facilitating the rebuilding of civilization. Despite sustaining severe damage, Chaos survives the war of the Primordials.

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How does Chaos, the primordial entity, influence the events in God of War?

In the God of War series, Chaos is a primordial entity, the first and only being at one point, and grandmother to many gods and beings. Chaos survived the war of the Primordials, despite serious damage. As the personification of life, her blood birthed the Furies. In God of War III, Kratos returned Greece to a state of Chaos, enabling the Greeks to rebuild without the gods.

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Who brought order to Chaos in Greek mythology?

Chaos, the primordial entity in Greek cosmology, preceded all creation. It birthed Tartarus, Eros, Erebus, Nyx, and Gaia. Gaia, in turn, brought forth Ouranos, her male equivalent and the starry heavens. Together, they birthed the twelve original Titans and the three Cyclopses, bringing order to Chaos.

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How does the concept of Chaos in Greek cosmology compare to the Norse god of chaos?

In Greek cosmology, Chaos is the primordial deity that personifies life itself and is the progenitor of Tartarus, Eros, Erebus, Nyx, and Gaia. Gaia, in turn, gave birth to Ouranos and the twelve original Titans. Chaos is also the grandmother of the Titans, Typhon, the Sisters of Fate, Thanatos, Charon, Hypnos, Aether, and Hemera. The Norse god of chaos does not have a direct comparison in the context provided.

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Greek Mythology

In Greek cosmology, Chao was the void that preceded all of creation as well as the deity embedded in it. It represented the disordered state of the Universe prior to the emergence of the other primordial gods. Chaos is the progenitor of Tartarus (Abyss), Eros (Love), Erebus (Darkness), Nyx (Night) and Gaia (Earth).

Gaia herself then brought forth Ouranos, the starry heavens and her male equivalent, to be her companion. With him, she gave birth to the twelve original Titans, along with the three Cyclopses and three Hecatonchires.

As for Nyx and Erebus, they first brought forth their opposites in the form of their first two children, Aether (Light) and Hemera (Day). Later, by herself, Nyx would give birth to lesser deities that each embodied one of her traits, such as Moros (Doom), Oneiroi (Dreams), Nemesis (Retribution), Momus (Blame), Philotes (Affection), Geras (Aging), Thanatos (Death), Hypnos (Sleep), Eris (Strife), Apate (Deceit), Oizys (Distress), the Sisters of Fate, the Keres and even Charon the ferryman of Hades.

In the God of War series

Chaos makes its only appearance in God of War: Ascension, where she is seen fighting in the war between the Primordials seen in the game's introduction. The GoW Ascension artbook reveals that Chaos is the female red Primordial who embodies life itself. She is seen fighting Ourea, the personification of the mountains. The blood splashed from her face created the Furies.

Chaos is also mentioned by Gyges in the God of War comics, where she is said to be the mother of Ouranos, who is Gyges's father. However, the tie-in novelization for the original God of War has Athena mention that Chaos was a primordial realm conquered and brought to order by Ouranos.

Chaos is mentioned in the God of War II manual under Gaia's section, with the aforementioned Titan being said to have been born from Chaos. She is also mentioned in the Island of Rhodes hidden website of God of War II, where the first paragraph states that Chaos was "nothingness", and that, alongside Nyx, it created the universe. This was later retconned by the God of War comics and Ascension, which both show Ouranos as the creator of the universe.

The word "Chaos" is used by the goddess Persephone when she states that the Pillar of the World's destruction would lead to the world "reverting into Chaos". This would seem to indicate that, much like in actual mythology, Chaos was a primordial realm of nothingness and/or disorder. This proves to be true as in the end of God of War III, having killed Zeus along with the other Olympian Gods, Kratos completely reverted Greece back to into Chaos.

Powers & Abilities

• Immortality: As the original Primordial entity, Chaos is immortal and may potentially be the only truly immortal being in existence.
• Superhuman Strength: Being the first Primordial, Chaos is very strong, enough to greatly harm Ourea.
• Superhuman Durability: Chaos participated in the war of the Primordials, surviving despite taking serious damage.
• Power of Life/Quintikinesis: Chaos is the personification of life itself, with her blood falling into the ocean being the catalyst that birthed the Furies.

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Trivia

• In advertisements and trailers for God of War III, Kratos is seen shouting "There will be only chaos!".
• "Chaos" Mode is the hardest difficulty setting in God of War III.
• In the novelization, it is established that the Realm of Chaos got conquered and brought to order by Ouranos, which was presumably before the Primordial War and the reason why it had an form during that time, instead of being in its original state.
• According to Hesiod's Theogony, Chaos is the first of the primordials to emerge and the only being in existence at one point.
• Chaos is the grandmother of the Titans, Typhon, the Sisters of Fate, Thanatos, Charon, Hypnos, Aether, and Hemera.
• Chaos is also seen in the creation story for Egyptian Mythology, known as Nun. Their gods gave themselves into the air and Chaos to create the other gods and mankind.
• In the beginning, there was only Chaos, and Chaos created everything. In God of War III, Kratos brought all of Greece back to Chaos before releasing Hope, so that the Greeks are able to rebuild their civilization without the gods.
• It's part of the illusioned setting of the final battle in God of War: Ascension that the universe was in the Heart of Chaos, as the sun was blocked by clouds, there were thunderstorms and twisters while oceans appeared to have swallowed the lands, foreboding the plagues that would be brought upon by Kratos in the future.