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

Template:Infobox godsChaos is the original Primordial entity who embodies life itself and is the mother/grandmother of the other Primordial deities, who gave birth to the Titans and Olympian Gods.

Greek Mythology

In Greek cosmology, Chaos (or Khaos) was the original void and disordered state of the universe and sometimes considered a Primordial god. She is the mother of Tartarus (Abyss), Eros (Love), Erebus (Darkness), Nyx (Night) and Gaia (Mother Earth).

Gaia then brought forth Ouranos, the starry heavens and her male equal, to be her companion. With him, she gave birth to the Titans and some of the other primordial deities, along with the Cyclopses and Hecatonchires.

Nyx and Erebus then brought forth Aether (Light), Hemera (Day), 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 and the Keres.

Chaos can be seen as the first of all the gods and the creator of reality. She is also considered the god that will destroy existence and return everything to the chaos from whence it originally came.

In the God of War series

Chaos itself makes an appearance in God of War: Ascension in the Primordial War seen in the introduction. The God of War Ascension artbook reveals that the red Primordial is Chaos, who embodies life itself. She is seen fighting Ourea, the embodiment of the world's mountains. The blood splashed from her face creates the Furies. Her ultimate fate is unknown.

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 mythology, Chaos was a primordial realm and void of nothingness. This proves to be true as in the end of God of War III, having killed Zeus along with the other Greek Gods, Kratos completely reverted the Greek world back to Chaos.

Trivia

In advertisements and trailers for God of War III, Kratos is seen shouting "There will be only chaos!"
"Chaos" Mode is also the toughest and hardest difficulty setting in God of War III.
In the beginning, there was only Chaos, and Chaos created everything. In God of War III, Kratos brought the Grecian world back to Chaos, then releasing Hope, so that the Greeks are able to rebuild their civilization without the help of the gods.
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.
It's part of the illusioned setting of the final battle in God of War: Ascension was the universe in Heart of Chaos. The sun was blocked by clouds, there were thunderstorms and twisters and the oceans appeared to have swallowed the lands.

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+{{Quote|This world is the birthright of those who were born to [[Ouranos|the son of Chaos]], father of the universe.|[[Gyges]]}}
-{{Quote|There will only be Chaos!|[[Kratos]]}}
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 |name = Chaos
-|caption = [[File:GOW-chaos.jpg|thumb]]
+|caption = [[File:Chaos.png|thumb]]
-|gender = None
+|gender = Female
-|status =
+|status =Unknown
 |family =
-*[[Primordials|Other Primordials]] (Descendants)
+*[[Primordials|Other Primordials]] (Children/Grandchildren)
 *[[Titans]] (Descendants)
-*[[Gods|Olympians]] (Descendants)
+*[[Greek Gods|Olympians]] (Descendants)
 *[[Humans|Mortals]] (Descendants)
 *[[Demigod|Demigods]] (Descendants)
-*[[Fenrir]] (Descendant)
-*[[Jörmungandr]] (Descendant)
-*[[Hel]] (Descendant)
-*[[Sköll and Hati]] (Descendants)
 |birthplace = Before Creation
 |species = [[Primordials|Primordial]]
 |location =
+|loyalties = Herself|voice actor = N/A|image=|title=|alias=|appears in=}}'''Chaos''' is the original [[Primordial]] entity who embodies life itself and is the mother/grandmother of the other Primordial deities, who gave birth to the [[Titans]] and [[Greek Gods|Olympian Gods]].
-|loyalties = Itself|voice actor = Unknown}}
 ==Greek Mythology==
-In Greek cosmology, Chaos (or Khaos) was the original void and orderless state of the universe, and sometimes considered a Primordial god. He is the father of Tartarus (Abyss), Eros (Love), Erebus (Darkness), Nyx (Night) and Gaia (Mother Earth). Gaia then brought forth Ouranos, the starry heavens and her male equal, to be her companion. With him she gave birth to the Titans and some of the other primordial deities. Nyx brought forth Aether (Light), Hemera (Day), 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 and the Keres. Chaos can be seen as the first of all the gods and the creator of reality - He is also considered the god that will destroy existence and return everything to the chaos from whence it came
+In Greek cosmology, Chaos (or ''Khaos'') was the original void and disordered state of the universe and sometimes considered a Primordial god. She is the mother of '''Tartarus''' (Abyss), '''Eros''' (Love), '''Erebus''' (Darkness), '''Nyx''' (Night) and '''Gaia''' (Mother Earth).
+Gaia then brought forth '''Ouranos''', the starry heavens and her male equal, to be her companion. With him, she gave birth to the Titans and some of the other primordial deities, along with the Cyclopses and Hecatonchires.
+Nyx and Erebus then brought forth '''Aether''' (Light), '''Hemera''' (Day), '''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''' and the '''Keres'''.
+Chaos can be seen as the first of all the gods and the creator of reality. She is also considered the god that will destroy existence and return everything to the chaos from whence it originally came.
 ==In the ''God of War'' series==
+Chaos itself makes an appearance in God of War: Ascension in the Primordial War seen in the introduction. The God of War Ascension artbook reveals that the red Primordial is Chaos, who embodies life itself. She is seen fighting Ourea, the embodiment of the world's mountains. The blood splashed from her face creates the Furies. Her ultimate fate is unknown.
-In the beginning, there was Chaos. And from that darkness, a single spark of light gave birth to life. The Void of Chaos was combination of All Created Evils of Chaos that was created during the [[Titanomachy|Great War]]. After the Great War, [[Zeus]] asked [[Hephaestus]] to forge [[Pandora's Box]] using the Flames of Olympus to contain Chaos. When [[Kratos]] opened Pandora's Box, different aspects of Chaos were released into Zeus and the other [[Gods]].
+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.
-As Kratos killed each of the Gods, he ended up unintentionally releasing the powers of Chaos that each God held within him/herself, and, as a result, further plunged the mortal world into a state of Chaos. By the end, when Kratos has finally killed Zeus and destroyed all of Olympus, the entire world is in a state of Chaos. However, even when all seemed lost, Kratos, in his self-inflicted near death, unleashed the power of Hope to the mortals, granting them the power to overcome Chaos.
+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 mythology, Chaos was a primordial realm and void of nothingness. This proves to be true as in the end of ''God of War III'', having killed Zeus along with the other Greek Gods, Kratos completely reverted the Greek world back to Chaos.
-In a sense, Kratos' destruction of Olympus and unleashing of Chaos could be seen as the opposite of how all was created, according to Greek myth. In the beginning, the world was formed out of Chaos, and now, in the end, the world had become consumed in utter Chaos.
 ==Trivia==
 *In advertisements and trailers for ''[[God of War III]]'', [[Kratos]] is seen shouting "There will be only chaos!"
 *"Chaos" Mode is also the toughest and hardest difficulty setting in ''God of War III''.
-*In the beginning, there was only Chaos, and Chaos created everything. In ''God of War III'', Kratos brought the world back to Chaos, then releasing Hope, so that mankind can rebuild the world without the help of the Gods.
+*In the beginning, there was only Chaos, and Chaos created everything. In ''God of War III'', Kratos brought the Grecian world back to Chaos, then releasing Hope, so that the Greeks are able to rebuild their civilization without the help of the gods.
-*According to Hesiod's ''Theogony'', Chaos is the first of the primordials to emerge
+*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 grandfather of the [[Titans]], [[Ouranos]], [[Typhon]], the [[Sisters of Fate]], [[Thanatos]], [[Charon]], [[Hypnos]], Aether and Hemera.
+*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.
+*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.
-*It's part of the illusioned setting of the final battle in ''[[God of War: Ascension]]'' was the universe in Heart of Chaos. The sun was blocked by clouds, there were thunderstorms and twisters, and the oceans appeared to have swallowed the lands.
+*It's part of the illusioned setting of the final battle in ''[[God of War: Ascension]]'' was the universe in Heart of Chaos. The sun was blocked by clouds, there were thunderstorms and twisters and the oceans appeared to have swallowed the lands.
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