Tartarus (Ancient Greek: Τάρταρος (Tártaros)) was the protogenos (primordial god) of the stormy Tartarean Pit that lays beneath the Earth. Rather than being an anthropomorphized being, Tartaros' body was the stormy pit itself.[1] According to Hesiod's Theogony, he was one of the first to emerge when the universe was created, after Khaos and Gaia.[2]
Offspring[]
The children that Tartarus sired differs depending the time period, tradition, or author. In general, the offspring of Tartarus are powerful and monstrous beings:
- According to Greek poet Hesiod (8th-7th Century BCE), Tartarus had one offspring- the giant Typhoeus (Typhon), by Gaia.[1][2]
- According to fragments by the Greek poet Bacchylides (5th Century BCE), Tartarus fathered the Telkhines, by Nemesis.[1]
- According to the Greek historian Apollodorus (2nd Century BCE), Tartarus fathered both Typhoeus and Echidna, both by Gaia.[1]
- According to the Latin author and scholar Hyginus (1st Century BCE-1st Century CE), Tartarus fathered Typhoeus and the Gigantes (Giants), all by Gaia.[1]
In Pop-Culture[]
Films & Shows[]
- Tartarus appears in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
Video Games[]
- Tartarus appears in The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades.
- Tartarus appears In The God Of War Video Game Series
- Tartarus appears in Persona 3
- Tartarus appears in Wizard 101
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Tartarus in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
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| Protogenoi | |
|---|---|
| Hesiodic Theogony | Kháos • Gaîa • Tártaros • Eros • Nyx • Erebus • Ouranós • Ourea • Póntos • Aether • Hemera |
| Orphic Theogony | Hydros • Thesis • Physis • Phanes • Ananke • Chronos |
| Miscellaneous Accounts | Thalassa • Oceanus • Tethys • Thetis • Achlys • Caligo |