Category:Protogenoi



The Protogenoi (Roman: Primagenera), referred to in English as the Primordial Gods, were the original deities in Greek mythology that emerged at the dawn of creation. Unlike the Titans or the Olympian gods, the Protogenoi were not typically thought of as being anthropomorphic (having human-like bodies). Rather, the Protogenoi were the basic components of the universe, such as the earth, sky, sea, light, darkness, and time. In art, the Protogenoi were sometimes depicted as personified representations of these basic universal components.

Protogenoi and their personifications

 * Aether (Upper air, light)
 * Anance (Necessity)
 * Chronos (Time)
 * Erebos (Darkness, mists of the underworld)
 * Eros (Procreation)
 * Gaia (The earth, universal mother)
 * Hemera (Day)
 * Hydros (Personification of Water) (Usually Equated with Okeanos)
 * Khaos (The void, lower air)
 * Nyx (Night)
 * Okeanos (The mythic river encircling Gaia, fresh water)
 * Ouranos (The sky dome above Gaia, Gaia's partner)
 * Phanes (Procreation, life) (Usually equated with Eros)
 * Physis (Nature)
 * Pontos (The sea) (Originally the Black Sea)
 * Tartaros (The stormy pit below Gaia)
 * Thalassa (The sea) (Originally the Mediterranean Sea)
 * Thesis (Hydros' consort, represents motherly nature of the sea)