protogenoi

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Protogenoi are the primordial deities in Greek mythology who embody the fundamental elements and first beings of the cosmos.

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protogenoi canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek mythological figures ⓘ
group of mythological beings ⓘ
primordial deities ⓘ
associatedWith creation of the world ⓘ
conceptualCategory cosmic personifications ⓘ
contrastWith anthropomorphic Olympian gods ⓘ
cosmicDomain cosmogony ⓘ
culture Ancient Greek mythology ⓘ
embody first beings of the cosmos ⓘ
fundamental elements of the cosmos ⓘ
etymology from Greek "prōtogonos" meaning "first-born" or "primordial" ⓘ
includesDeity Aether ⓘ
Chaos ⓘ
Erebus ⓘ
Eros ⓘ
linked to: Eros (primordial)

Gaia ⓘ
Hemera ⓘ
Nyx ⓘ
Pontus ⓘ
Tartarus ⓘ
Uranus ⓘ
influence structure of the Greek mythological cosmos ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Ancient Greek ⓘ
mentionedIn Theogony by Hesiod ⓘ
linked to: Hesiod's Theogony
mythologicalFunction origins of gods, Titans, and other beings ⓘ
ontologicalStatus personifications of natural and cosmic principles ⓘ
precede Olympian gods ⓘ
Titans ⓘ
roleInCosmology primordial forces of the universe ⓘ
temporalPosition first generation of divine beings ⓘ

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Ourea → partOf → protogenoi ⓘ